I have been interested in digital photography since high school.  One of my friends in high school was a photographer and I have always been fascinated by his work. Seeing his photography on social media made me think about what I could do with my photography and motivated me to go right into photography.  Earlier in high school, I wanted to study how to take photos of animals and nature because I have always loved nature and have been a nature person since I was little.  

My first idea for my capstone was photographing endangered animals and species. I later realized that I could not photograph endangered animals because I was not in the right area to photograph endangered animals. From then on, I stuck with photographing endangered flowers. I wanted the viewer to view my photographs in a way that makes them think about how much of a negative impact we can make on the world and how it affects everything around us. I hope the viewer will appreciate these species and notice their delicate nature. These species are a part of the ecosystem. If an endangered species goes extinct, that will have a cascading effect on the ecosystem and other species. The changes in the population can affect many other species. “Over the past half-century, 1,732 domestic species have been listed under the Endangered Species Act. Of these, 57 (3 percent of all listed species) have recovered, while 11 (1 percent) have gone extinct.”  (The Endangered Species Act at 50) 

When people come to my exhibit, I hope they will take in that these species are the world's beauty and are being preserved because of the endangerment. I was once told that one small change can turn into a dramatic difference. When the viewers leave my exhibit, I want them to think about what they can start to do to make a significant difference.