My work: I shoot for a few different publications (including skirt!) and shoot weddings. My favorite thing to photograph is regular people in their environments.

My passion: People, art, travel.   

I love: Sitting on a porch with friends, wine and blues.

My favorite possession: My sketchbook.

My best bargain find: My thrift store cowgirl boots! $17!

My hometown: I’m from Detroit, but Charleston is my home.

I’m thinking about: Driving across the country again.

Words I live by: Live. Love. Drive.

I can’t live without: My iPhone.

I am most proud of: Photographing Dave Matthews Band

I’m inspired by: Good music (currently, Sigur Rós and Bob Dylan), Annie Leibovitz, Jack Kerouac.

What keeps me awake at night: Coffee.

One thing I never want to do again: Wax my legs. Ouch!

If I could be totally wild, I would: Buy a van, live at state parks and follow Dave Matthews Band.

I am guilty of: Not returning DVDs.

Right now I’m reading: Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson, and Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins.

The one item that has changed my life: My iPod.

Favorite website: Facebook.

Last major purchase: A new Corolla. 

The nickname I wish I had: Katya.

My theme song: “Don't Panic” by Coldplay.

If I could do it all over again: I wouldn’t hesitate.

My favorite body part: My eyes.

The food I could eat every day: Salsa!

The food I never want to eat again: Christmas fruitcake.

If I were a superheroine, I would be: Penny from Inspector Gadget—she figures everything out!

The most important thing I ever lost: My blue bunny when I was 6. My mom found it. 

The best thing I ever won: An Rx Bandits CD from 96Wave in high school, and a volleyball game—13 unreturned serves in a row!

My best friend says I am: The cheese to her macaroni.

I still can’t get the hang of: Knitting.

I wish I’d known: That I fit in better than I thought I did. 

The world would be a better place, if only: People could learn to be content with where they are.

I’d like to learn to: Scuba dive.

Something most people don’t know about me: I really don't like donuts.

My mother always said: “Take each day as it comes. And don't get a credit card.”

The worst idea I’ve ever had: Trying to sauté frozen chicken.

The smartest woman I know: My mom.

My first job: Pretzel twister.

What are you most vain about? My skin.

Whose diary would you most like to read? My grandmother’s.

What do you fear the most? Disappointing people, and E.T. (that thing is weird).

Best one-liner you ever heard: “Oh yeah, that’s not what the red coats thought!” (from Scrubs).

Early bird or night owl?: Night owl.

Favorite color and why?: Green, because its lively.

I feel strongest when: I can help someone else.

When I grow up, I want to be: A nomad. 

At the end of a long day, the first thing I want to do is: Sit on my porch with some

green tea and good music.

Always... Really live in each day.

Never... Be afraid to give yourself completely.

I wish…I was better at saving money.