In 1993, I began to work as an intern with an indigenous women’s group for two years in Zimbabwe. I was so impressed and intrigued with the everyday lives of the women and children all over the country. I began my first attempt to create images with an old camera and black and white film. I wanted to share the images with my family and friends. Beginning in 1994, I began to exhibit my work professionally around the United States and in several other countries. I have traveled widely in Eastern and Southern Africa to build my life’s work. My focus since 1996 has been documenting people’s, especially children’s lives in Mozambique. I am so pleased to be an award winning photographer, it is something I never dreamed of being. But more than anything I want to share these portraits to diminish stereotypes and negative notions of Africa and it’s people. My goal is to provide a more enlightened awareness of how African people actually live and how beautiful they and their culture’s are.
