I am a photographer shooting still life, products, as well as food and beverages for commercial and editorial clients. I enjoy traveling the country with my husband to shoot landscape images. The early part of my life was spent in Italy, Spain, Germany, and Japan. Living in international cities, such as Rome, Madrid, and Tokyo shaped my visual world with all the sights and sound that surrounded me. Each country was a tapestry of color, sounds, food and people. My early travels gave me a great appreciation for all the cultures in which I lived. I returned to the United States to attend the university in Los Angeles and then Washington DC. My work took me to several states across the United States and I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to see much of this beautiful country. Each area has its own unique attributes, and I added these visual experiences to those from the countries in which I grew up. And now with my photography, I look for visual images to capture the sights, so