This is Layla and she is 12. The Layla I know is intelligent, outspoken, and wants everyone to know that she defiantly thinks "outside the box". She also will not be silenced. The old adage "children should be seen and not heard" does not apply to Layla.
It has taken me quite a while to consider myself a photographer.In my lifetime I have been daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, empty nester, widow, and partner.Never in those years was I a photographer. Frankly, except for family memories, I didn't have time. Some might, and have said that I am stubborn.I prefer determined.When I had time later in my life to learn new skills, I decided to be determined about photography.It has been a Life changing,challenging new skill. I have always seen stories in the world around me,now I have a way to tell them.
