Smitten in the Mitten

Late nights in the dark room fueled my soul. Now digital will save my life. 

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This was from my second time ever seeing monster trucks at #MoreMonsterJam. By looking at this image you could say I was not disappointed; the driver was okay for those of you curious. My first monster jam experience was a year ago and everything went very smoothly. Though the quad race did seem as though it was rigged, but it did not stop the good time. This year will be more rememberable for me because at least half of the trucks fell over or flew upside down. I strongly advise you to take yourself and your family to see them next year at Van Andel Arena or one at your near by venue. 

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Last year around this time Downtown Grand Rapids was flooding like crazy. Businesses were rushing to remove water from flooded basements and lower levels to avoid serious damage to their property. While it made for a great photo op, with awesome photos I know for a fact many people are relieved that the river did not flood this badly this year.

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GVSU Loves Drag Queens!

This lovely was nice enough to be my model for my studio photography class. Her name is “Ginger Ambrosia” and she is a mermaid who was born in the Zumberg pond at Grand Valley State University in Michigan.

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This is the reason GVSU needed to have a snow day. Everyone else had one but them. Thanks school. The good thing is my car still works and if you are wondering I did get my snow day, but at a very expensive cost.

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This is an image I took for the Grand Valley State University annual professional drag show. One of the ironic things about the location that held the show this year was it was held in the church on campus. Luckily nothing went wrong during the show! 

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I First met Deb havens at her first parade of the summer. I was one of the first few interns to get on board to help her. One of my main reasons of interest was getting college credits toward my major at Grand Valley State University  Photography. In saying this my first priority as an intern was to take photos of events she was in. Not only was it the first parade so far this year, but her first parade as a running candidate. Deb is running for Michigans 28th State senate this November.  While running for this office, she suffers many more challenges than her running mates. Most of them have more experience and money to gain the populations attention, but she does not believe it will make a difference for having an equal chance at winning. Why I would say this is because, when we meet as a group and discus things, her experience in running and big budget are not key factors to her faith in winning. It is her faith in the voters and community that they will make the right choices when they step foot into the voting booth. For her it is communication and getting her hands dirty in the culture of Michigan. She loves our great state and it is with her positive attitude that nothing can bring her down.