For me, collecting photographs during traveling is an opportunity to experience the journey more than once. Each image snags a moment in time, reflecting the culture and emotions of a place, the conversations with traveling partners, the quiet moments that would otherwise fade from memory. These photos become personal for me, because once, my memory is not the best, and two, life can be hard. It’s sacred thing to document the good things as a bulwark of hope and happiness during hard times.