She grew up surrounded by sports – from her father’s stories of winning the Big Ten Individual Championship in the 2-mile for the University of Minnesota to the dreams of a young girl twirling around the living room wanting to be Kristie Yamaguchi. While her hopes of becoming a professional athlete have long been dashed, she was lucky enough to have also been introduced to the magic of photography at an early age. Photography gave her the chance to freeze time and to tell stories without words.