
Flowers and Cascadel water fall in North Fork, California
When I started college at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California , I had to choose a major. Originally I’d told my parents I was going to help my father’s import/export business, and I came to America to study English. I declared a business major first, but my heart was not in it, and I was very puzzled when I was taking business classes. Looking back, however, they helped my career later on, so I am grateful.
Just to keep myself interested and continue going to school, I had to pick something else. I chose photojournalism, since I love to write. I noticed that in my favorite magazines, like National Geographic, the writers and photographers were always separate people. I wanted to both write and photograph articles. What an ambition I had, but that is what I do now. I write my blog and post my photos, right? Hahaha!

Quinoa and Fava Beans Salad with Dulse
With photography, there’s something magical about capturing what you see and printing it (in those days, I was in a darkroom printing photos one by one, which I had very serene feelings about). Now, most of us use digital cameras, but my attraction was in capturing what I see and expressing it. That has not changed, and it’s even expanded to a bigger scale, reaching out from my deeper soul now.

Eric and Lumi
I take photographs mostly of food, dogs, cats, nature, flowers/plants, and of course Eric (my husband) and that has been my life for the last 20 years. It is one of my favorite things to do. Every day I take photos, and whenever I do it, I am happy. I hope you find something to make you happy every day.