Born and raised in Falls Church, Virginia, she moved to San Francisco in 2008 to pursue illustration. Her interests turned towards photography shortly after moving when she acquired a Polaroid One Step, a Holga 120N and a Canon AE1. She views photography as a means of therapy but also as a game; it helps her understand her surroundings as balances of color, shape and time. Always armed with a camera when she leaves the house, she looks for things that are out of the ordinary.