Life is exciting and enables me to view the world around me with sensitivity and gratitude. I was born in the Philippines, raised in Venezuela and spent many years in Europe and Israel prior to returning to the USA. My first career was singing as a soprano in the operatic world. Subsequently I raised my daughter and found other forms of employment. Photography and art in all of its forms was a part of my life already as a child, as my mother and grandmother were both talented artists.I was given my first camera at the age of 12 and still have some of the pictures that I took...more