From Virginia’s perspective, wow is the only word to adequately respond to the intricate detail of a dandelion puff, a hummingbird, a newborn baby or the ceiling of the Sistine chapel. “Wow” most easily escapes her lips when exploring the natural world, from the miniscule to the mighty. She’s awed at the designing hand of the Creator evidenced, for example, in the intricate details of a butterfly, feathers of a bird or a flower’s center.

Since childhood, she has been mesmerized by beautiful things. Not surprising, one of the landmark gifts of her young life was her first camera, a Brownie (a chocolate influence). And the object of her first photograph, A whipped cream type puff of clouds above the pink fluff of the gloriously blooming apple

orchard behind her home. With childish exuberance (and impatience) she eagerly awaited the results of the processed black and white roll of film. One would have thought it was an Ansel Adams masterpiece, Virginia was so excited with her results. Today as she looks at it, the photograph looks very uninspired (although surprisingly well balanced in the rule of thirds!), but the memories it evokes are priceless.

Detesting being the subject of a photographer, Virginia relished hiding behind a camera. She and her dad, an avid photographer, became the official family photographers. Virginia believes her dad observed and cultivated her natural gift as a photographer. To the chagrin of some, everything was fair game for Virginia and my camera.

Today, Virginia’s most prized possession is the camera her dad gave her, at sixteen, just days before he died. A mere six weeks before, oblivious to his terminal illness, they had explored every nook and cranny of Jekyll Island, Georgia for unique photo opportunities. Years later, Virginia delights in thinking her dad must have been proudly popping the buttons off his heavenly shirt when, on two occasions, her photographs won

second place in National Geographic contests, as well as Honorable Mention every time she entered the international Best of Photography contest. She attributes the honor of her photographs, as well as an article with her photographs, being multi published in Ohio magazine to her dad’s encouragement of her passion.

With her children raised, Virginia began to seriously pursue photography, adding extensive lenses and camera bodies to her camera bag. Combined with her love of travel and writing, she finds photography to be an energizing creative outlet. Re-viewing her images resurrects memorable sights, sounds, and aromas of bygone experiences, reviving the joys of her journeys.

Virginia’s life is enriched by the wows she observes, photographs, contemplates, absorbs into her soul and shares with others to hopefully bless and inspire them.

Virginia is a gracious, ambitious, enthusiastic professional who invites

you to journey through her photographic memories at her shutterfly.com website. She hopes you enjoy exploring, through her eyes, the simple to the sublime. In fact, Virginia often believes the simple IS the sublime. Her images in her shutterfly gallery are a small representation of over six thousand world wide images she has available in stock.

Come! Journey with Virginia in our World Of Wonder and be wowed!