I am going into my junior year at Campbell Highschool in Smyrna, Georgia. I am in the International Baccalaureate(IB) program, I love to dance at Atlanta Ballet and most importantly take photos in hopes to persure my goal of becoming a photojournalist. Some of my favorite things to photograph include people, cars, nature and architecture. I mostly take pictures at car shows, while camping and traveling. However, friends and family is also a big part of my life and who I am.
My mom was born and raised in Canada and my dad was born in Tennessee, but mostly grew up in Georgia. I visit family and friends in Canada as often as I can and enjoy spending time with the family I have close to home. Because I have grown up in a small town, I have known most of my friends since I was very little and love that I get to maintain those friendships.
As a little kid I was always a dancer. I danced around the house, at concerts and local music events and just all the time in general. I was put into ballet at a young age, but stoped in kindergarden and began Taekwondo. I continued to do Taekwondo until fifth grade when I got my black belt and decided there were other hobbies I would rather persue. In fourth grade I picked dance back up and began to participate more in school and local theatre productions. Along the way I also picked up basketball, gymnastics and volleyball, but dance just seemed to stick the most. I love the feeling of being on stage in a pretty costume and crazy makeup and realizing what all of those long and hard rehersals were for.
When it came to career paths, I had a hard time making up my mind. When I was little I really wanted to go into marinebiology and study dolphins, until a florida trip made me realize that I would have to spend time with other, more scary animals, in the ocean. After that I thought that because of how good I was on stage I should go into the film industry. It was then I became interested in cameras, film and storytelling. At some point (I don’t know when exactly), but I realized that I wanted to make an impact on the world. Maybe it was watching more of the news during covid, maybe it wasn’t, but I wanted to make an impact. I realized that I could still be able to write, use a camera and make a difference at the same time through journalism. The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” didn’t truly click with me until I began to see photos of stuggling ecosystems due to global warming, people in poverty living on the streets that can’t support their children, and innocent people dying in wars for their country not understaning what they stand for. No one should take education for granted, and through journalism more people are becoming educated in what is happening around them.
That being said, while I might not have the most interesting backstory, these things are what make me who I am and motivate me to keep pushing through school and life. In the words of Ferris Buler, “life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
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