I have a simple test for this myself- it has to pass two tests: 1) Is it true? and 2) Is it mine to tell? Those are my two parameters for if a story is worthy of the investment of telling it.

How do you prefer to tell your own story?

My most beloved mediums are circus and writing- my current challenge is to marry these worlds in my next work.

Love what you do Brooke, and thank you for the prompt- excellent food for thought! xo

"What do you consider to be ethical storytelling?"
That is not easy to answer…. To me, I think it is a story being told without coercion, influence, or fear of others will think. Too often someone's story is twisted out of its truth, not by the storyteller, but by those that seek to manipulate it for their own gain.

"How do you prefer to tell your own story?"
I any way that feels right, I recently made my first painting because I didn't feel like I would be able to tell the story right with a photo. My preference isn't what's easy, it's whatever tells the story and express the emotion best.

Have a good flight and a great time in Sri Lanka!

Light is hope. Light is what illuminates the darkest corners of not only our minds, but of the society in which we live and engage. Light brings clarity to a clouded situation. Light is what makes our hearts sing with joy and confidence.

Not surprisingly, light is what a camera captures. Photographers manipulate that light into the image they see, but our passion is driven by light. This is my joy.

Images are storytelling. I play with them, hammer them, caress and yell at them, Tell My Story. My joys. My fears. My worries. My anger. Sometimes they do; sometimes not. I am chastened by my limitations. But I continue to try, fueled by the passion to describe how the world is to me.

Sometimes the image is conceptual. Other times its documentary. It’s what moves me at the moment. Ultimately it’s that itch that I can’t scratch until I pick up my camera and shoot. That’s when joy abounds, and I am free.