Rebecca Brotman Photography
253.905.6130
rebeccabrotmanphoto@comcast.net

"It happened the first time I really "saw" a black and white picture. I became obsessed with photography. I just didn't exactly know how to go about being an "actual" photographer. When I finally saved up enough money to buy a slrcamera, I started shooting like a mad woman. It wasn't long until I realized that it wasn't the "posed" pictures that I was most inspired by, it was the unexpected shots. The ones no one know were being taken. They had so much raw emotion to them. I really began to experiment on my daughter, and anyone else who would pacify me. Then of course I became "the" photographer amongst my friends and family. Over the past year, I have interned with an amazing woman who has introduced me to the world of wedding photography. What an amazing experience his has been. The emotions and beauty of sharing this most important day with thesse families is awe inspiring It has brought my vision of photography to a whole new level and I am excited to be in such an exciting new field of work. Thank you for taking the time to read what is one of the most important parts of me.
 

Artist Biography

Ryan M. Ruiz
Embarked on 8 December 1976 in Glendale, California
Rockin Seattle/Tacoma Since 1988

For as long as I can remember I have had a passion for photography. As a kid I would flip through my family photo albums, absorbing the details of each image and trying to contemplate the rest of the world that extended beyond their borders.

I took my first photography class during my junior year in high school. It was the first time in my life that I had been given the freedom to find “the answer” to “a problem” on my own, and there were infinite possibilities for the “right” answers. That is what I love about photography….the infinite freedom.

I draw my inspiration from many sources, but mostly I just go with anything that gravitates my senses. I try to avoid speeding through life and devote the time to explore the essence of my surroundings. I find rapture in the simplistic beauty of nature, but I also elate in the chaotic energy of a big city. My work is aimed to capture that beauty and energy, channeling it to evoke an emotion in the viewer. My only hope is that each viewer will take that emotion….good or bad….and do something positive with it.

“the soul must be freed, whatever the cost” – abandon
 

Artist Biography

Jennifer Lee Robinson
Born on 28 February 1976 in Seattle, Washington

Growing up in the small town of Bonney Lake, I developed a passion for art of every kind at a young age. I have been influenced most by my father’s photography & masonry, my mother’s music & dance, my grandmother’s paintings & cooking, and my grandfather’s drawings.

I have a zest for life and tend to find the beauty in everything that surrounds me, no matter how negative it may be. I try to convey what moves and inspires me the most by gathering every aspect of life, compressing it into a single moment that can be captured on a piece of film. From Mother Nature to seeing a person’s soul cry out through their eyes, my motive is to share that beauty with others around me. I truly believe that if one can have the courage to look around them with an open mind and a loving heart, they can find the true happiness we all long for.

“the object of one’s enthusiasm is at least as important as the enthusiasm itself” – zest~