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Freelance writer for art, design and culture. Photography saved my life.

My journey into photography literally started because one day I announced that “I’d like to give it a try.” In the past, I was the gal who when taking photos at family vacations would cut off the heads of my children, or compose a picture so that people appeared teeny tiny amidst a background of confusion. Not knowing of my past debacles with photography, my editor encouraged me to take the foray into digital imagery. Due to three blizzards in the winter of 2011, I found myself house bound and snow bound with two old cameras. Things seemed to work out pretty well and people responded to my photos in amazing and supportive ways which I never imagined.

I love what I discover through the lens of my new Canon. My sensibilities are drawn toward color, texture, line, light and shadow... always light, but sometimes also the lack of light and how that can effect the subject. I attempt to design my photos within the lens and usually do very little work in post production. I can’t explain how I went from being that gal who would cut off the heads of my loved ones to someone who is able to capture a moment, or a surprise in time, and share it with a community. It must be love.

Lisa Mikulski is a freelance writer and designer presently living in Westbrook Connecticut. She has devoted the last twelve years to working in the arts industry and promoting artists, designers, and art and design organizations.