Ever since childhood I have been fascinated by photographs, avidly collecting all sorts of images. I never fixated on a particular type: composition, colour, texture, subject, light - all these elements had the power to draw me in. Growing up I loved to paint and draw and toyed with the idea of going to Art College but ended up embarking on a more academic path instead studying languages first, then International Relations and European Politics and finally law. The latter led me to the City of London in an all-consuming job; this was then followed by several hectic years juggling three young children and a husband with a manic work schedule. At a certain point, we made the brave decision to pursue our desire of leading a simpler life closer to nature in Ibiza. It was here that my love of photography was re-ignited and a new chapter began to unfold.

As life would have it, I randomly re-discovered my love for images and photography when a friend of mine suggested we send pictures of our children to each other via the diverse instant world of the web: I stepped into a parallel universe of dozens of streams of beautiful and inspiring images. What fascinated me most about this parallel universe contained within one small app was the fleetingness of the moments captured: elusive little moments of every day life snatched from the abyss of oblivion. The spontaneous and creative spirit of these images resonated powerfully with what I was witnessing around me every day: small magical moments of my own life and my children's childhood that I felt a compulsion to capture. How aptly Alfred Eisenstaedt put it when he said, "The world we live in is a succession of fleeting moments, any one of which may say something significant." Indeed for me the joy of capturing a "significant moment" is unparalleled and I absolutely love being the silent observer of all that is around me: there is a real sense of being anchored to the present moment while observing life unfold from behind the camera which brings a sense of wonder to all that I witness. Perhaps it is for this reason that my work has on occasion been described as "real visual poetry; completely enchanting, subtle and sublime, with a strange tinge of dreamlike edginess to it."

I have put a lot of my time and passion into my photography attending courses in London and Milan though it would be fair to say that experimentation and devouring mountainfuls of images along the way has been the main staple of my photographic education. The works of so many people are the constant fuel of my inspiration: Sally Mann, Mario Giacomelli, Tina Modotti, Dorothea Lange, Irving Penn, Francesca Woodman, Vivian Maier - just to name a few.

My work on childhood portraiture has been exhibited in Torrevieja, Spain, as well as being published in a book on iPhone photography entitled "View to a thrill" - iphoneographers around the world on an artistic journey. More of my portraits have been recently published in the fifth volume of Shooter magazine. I complement this artistic portrait work with more commercial contracts recently photographing both product and lifestyle images for a new jewellery brand and directing and capturing images for music industry publicity shots.