Hi
I’m a Canadian who came to Mexico for a two-week house sit… and forgot to leave.
Ten years later, I’m still here—living a life I once thought was strictly reserved for “someday.”
My journey back to photography was far from linear and I seemed to have taken the scenic route back! I spent years searching through personal growth & alternative modalities to fix myself as I thought I was broken and needed fixing. I also took on many different jobs or side hustles, never feeling fulfilled, until I hit a profound shift: I was never broken. I didn’t need fixing; I just needed to remember who I was. And why can’t I do what I love.
That shift awakened everything, including a passion that started at age 11 when my grandparents gave me my first camera. I went on to study it in college and win awards, dreaming of a life like Annie Leibovitz’s back in the film era (yes ok I just dated myself :)) but fear drowned out desire. I convinced myself I wasn’t ready or good enough, so I stepped away as that went with the identity of needing to be fixed aka not good enough.
I paused the dream, but the dream never paused me. It just waited patiently until I was ready to stop postponing my own life.
The moment I let go of the idea that I needed fixing, everything opened. I stopped treating myself like something to repair, and began choosing myself.
Today, I am a Fine Art Photographer specializing in ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) and black and white.
Through visual storytelling, I express what I have come to understand as truth—the essence of who we are beyond conditioning, noise, and illusion. My work is not just about images. It is about remembrance.
Self-portraits and ICM—where I quite literally paint with my camera—move beyond logic and into possibility. They dissolve structure and invite something deeper to emerge.
When I am not creating, you’ll find me hiking in nature or on the beaches with my dogs. I love early mornings with my americano, good chocolate, Mexican markets and amazing dinners with awesome friends, food and deep conversations. oh yeah, and siestas in my hammock too!
Thanks for being here
Jodi
