I think what first made me fall in love with photography was the feeling of being able to share my perspective with someone else.
There is something incredibly satisfying about showing people the world as I see it. And when it comes to photographing people, that feeling becomes even more personal.
A lot of people don't feel particularly comfortable in front of a camera. They might think they're not photogenic, that they don't know how to pose, or that they simply don't have a good angle. One of my favorite parts of photography is showing them something different.
Helping someone recognize their confidence, their beauty or their personality in an image is genuinely rewarding to me.
I've experienced this many times while working in the world of dance. Even highly accomplished professional dancers can be incredibly critical of themselves. They remember the mistakes they made during a performance, the movements that didn't feel quite right, or the moments they wish they could have done differently.
But sometimes, when they finally see the photographs or footage, their reaction is completely different. They discover that the performance looked far more beautiful, expressive and powerful than they had imagined.
Those moments mean a lot to me. Because photography and film can do more than simply document what happened. They can help people see something they hadn't noticed before. And I think that's one of the things I love most about what I do.