MY PASSION FOR CAPTURING LIFE’S MOMENTS BEHIND A LENS BEGAN ON MY FIRST TRIP TO MALAWI IN 2006, ONE OF THE POOREST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. I DIDN’T WANT TO FORGET THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE I GOT TO MEET OR THE EXPERIENCES I GOT TO HAVE, LIKE THE ORPHANS IN THE SMALL VILLAGE WE VISITED WHERE WE GOT TO HELP SERVE A MEAL, HELP BUILD A NEW HOME, AND HOST A MEDICAL CLINIC, OR MY FIRST SAFARI AT LIWONDE NATIONAL PARK, SO I EAGERLY BORROWED A CAMERA FROM A FRIEND AND DISCOVERED SOMETHING VERY NEW ABOUT MYSELF. I’VE ALWAYS BEEN THE KIND OF PERSON WHO DOESN’T LIKE TO THROW MUCH AWAY BECAUSE ALL OF THE MEMORIES IT HOLDS AND I FOUND THIS WAS THE BEST WAY TO RE-LIVE EVERY IMPORTANT MOMENT IN LIFE.

PHOTOGRAPHY REMAINED A CONSISTENT HOBBY UNTIL MY HUSBAND, DAUGHTER AND I MOVED FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE IN EARLY 2016. EVER SINCE, I’VE LOVED EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO BE BEHIND THE CAMERA FOR ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME MEMORIES, CAPTURING AUTHENTIC EMOTIONS AND REAL MOMENTS THAT WILL BE SHARED WITH GENERATIONS TO COME.

- BRIT MARTIN