I met Ellie in college while we were both studying photography. I remember my first day of Black & White class, seeing her sitting three rows in front of me, as she answered all of the teacher's questions with ease. Several weeks into that semester, both Ellie and I were being considered for a scholarship... against each other. That seems so funny now... cause things never seemed like a competition between us. Our friendship grew quickly as we spent hours side by side in the darkroom, photographed projects together and ate a ridiculous amount of Chinese food on the campus lawn. Seriously. So much Chinese food. We even had a show together at a gallery in Harrisburg where some of our images hung side by side. Being a photographer, you'd think I'd have images hung all over my house... but I don't. One of the only photographs hanging in my entire house is Ellie's. It was a wedding gift from her and I love it.
I remember meeting BJ for the very first time at my very own wedding recepti ... read more
