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Telling the story has always been my goal. Through a story we know something new, we grow, we see truth. Through photography, a deep, honest image can travel from one place and present itself to another. Sometimes it's a story that is happy, sometimes sad. It may be completely silent yet scream life and energy and communicate something quite profound. There's this purity and intensity to it. My work is to be true and fascinating and inspiring.

I fell in love with photography while living New York City. There's just something truly energizing about New York. I tend to think that my inspiration came from many venues in the City, but one I really came to appreciate was the art of public transportation. For me, personally, I am inspired by other people and how they are and interact. In New York, via public transportation, one can't escape a multitude of cultures and economical and sociological backgrounds. New York residents are literally forced to be around other, people of all sorts of walks of life, on a daily basis, from here to there, while the wheels turn and time goes by. Gosh…I loved that about New York!

Initially, I had no intention of pursuing anything other than snapshots. It wasn't until a series of people entered my life and encouraged me, literally giving me work, did this passion grow and take root in my heart. So what started out as just a little project is now is now quite portfolio...driven by love, carried by hope and inspired by God. And as awkward and trying as it sometimes is, I love every day of it.

Every picture is a perspective. My hope and my goal in any photograph that I take is to represent an honest perspective. Truth has a way of finding its way to us. And that is beautiful.

Also, check out:

flickr.com/photos/kaiti
kaitibierdeman.blogspot.com