Hello, my name is Cassandra, and I wanted to take the time to introduce myself and give you a little insight into where I came from and who I am. I have lived in South Texas since my family moved here when I was 2-3 years old. Despite military deployments, summer family trips, and traveling any chance I’ve had, I have never called anywhere else home.

My photography journey began over 22 years ago in a junior high elective class. I fell in love with the entire process, especially when I had to process my camera’s film roll in our class darkroom. The smell of the chemicals and the magic of transforming blank photo paper into an artistic photograph captivated me. Within the first year, I won my first photography contest, which had entries from all over. I went on to high school which didn’t have a photography class & without a darkroom, I eventually put my camera on the shelf and prioritized high school.

During my junior year of high school, at the young age of 17, I became a mom. On my 18th birthday, during my senior year, I joined the military to provide for my daughter as a single parent. After honorably serving six years, I separated from the Army for personal reasons. While trying to care for my two children at the time, I went to school and worked part-time in the bar industry.

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, I picked up a camera again and began taking pictures of wildlife and nature. Slowly, I started to fall in love with being behind the lens once more. Here we are, 22 years later, and I’m married to my best friend. We have a total of six children now and last year welcomed our twin granddaughters, who I often refer to as my babes. Fun fact, the twins are the reason I decided to pursue photography professionally and decided to dive head first into the digital era & decided to open a business doing something that I love.

My journey here was not an easy one, filled with self-imposed challenges, medical diagnoses, and the struggles life brings. I am new to the business side, but I am not new to the industry. I have left some things out of here, as I will be discussing them in another blog entry soon, where I will share my experiences both behind and in front of the camera.