This is my first blog post…. Not my very first one….. not my second first one, but the first post of a blog that I plan to commit to. A blog I hope to foster and be honest with. And even if I am the only one that reads it, I believe that blogging though informative, is also therapeutic. So here it goes….

Many of you don’t know that I actually never planned on being a photographer. Though photography has always been a hobby of mine, I went to school to be a writer. I wanted to work in a magazine.  I always loved the way magazines incorporated creative writing with visual aspects of photography and imagery. Long story short, I worked at a magazine. Let’s just say it wasn’t my cup of tea.

I left that magazine exactly 10 years ago. In 10 years I have graduated from college, worked at 3 different publications, worked as a surf instructor, worked as a cocktail waitress, moved 4 times, met my husband, got married, had 3 children, and started a photography business that is now like my 4th child.

My family is my life. Photography is my outlet. And now it is my goal to consistently include a little bit of writing into that creative outlet. So here’s to, hopefully the first of many more blog posts to come that include more than just the photos you already see of mine all over the internet.

Jamie Brinkman