As a Freshman in high school, it devastated me when I finally came to the realization that I was not the athletic type. My entire life, all I wanted was to be good at some sort of sport, basketball, dancing, lacrosse, anything. However, as I entered high school I quickly found that you could no longer be mediocre at the sport you played. You had to be good. After trying to play golf for a year and hated every second of it, my mom came up to me one day and gave me advice that changed my life. She told me that realistically, very few people ever play sports after the four years they are in high school. That, rather than feeling like I needed to be in a sport to remain normal, I could do anything that made me happy and grew my talents. This seemingly simple advice led me to photography, the passion I have had since that day.
Sophomore year, I placed out of the preliminary art classes and went straight into the photography and drawing classes where I would spend the rest of my high school career. The art wing of Highland Park High School became my second home where 3 out of 7 of my classes were spent. From there, I took art to college, and then to internships where I was able to work for Seventeen and Cosmopolitan magazine as a photo intern, learning skills and tricks from the best in the industry. Ever since the day my mom sat 15-year-old me down in our laundry room, my perspective was completely flipped and I was finally able to see my potential.
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