Hi. I know what you're wondering; it's pronounced "ky-lee". [Humor.] That's me up there, doing mom-things with my kiddos. Photo credit goes to my Christopher. I've been working on this little gig since 2017, when he gifted me my first DSLR.
I owned a few point-and-shoot cameras during adolescence, that I mostly used on hikes. Without knowing the "rules" of photography, I just practiced composing images of the things outdoors I felt a connection with. I tried to illustrate what my guts were experiencing when I'd notice the vulnerability of a delicate flower on the forest floor, or feel humbled viewing a rugged mountain range. I sought more of this exchange, and found that I was practicing mindfulness to achieve it.
The more I practiced mindfulness, the more I learned that the connection I was making was not to an external subject, but to myself; my true self. That connection is what I have used photography to explore. It has become a form of therapy for me. When I notice myself out of touch with that feeling of connection, maybe more anxious than present, I can use my camera to refocus. [Unintended pun there.]
More so, as a Mother, I feel like life is fleeting. Time seems to just carry on with no regard for my personal opinion of the matter. Mindfulness slows it all down, and helps me experience the connection I can miss in ordinary moments. Time goes where the mind goes.
The images I make embody my increasing awareness of the divinity in seemingly ordinary moments.