Creating an Authentic Personal Brand I  am a photographer and artist, who runs my own business, and as a result, I   have discovered how important it is to create your own authenticity to “stand out” in such a saturated world of creatives.  Most importantly, I have learned to stand by and not stray from […]

LIFE IS A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY … When I began my creative journey a number of years ago, I had no idea where it would take me… I really didn’t want to know. I just wanted to try and enjoy it, to relish in it every day. “All I wanted was to live a life where […]

A COLLABORATIVE LIFESTYLE PHOTO SHOOT BY SHANNON KATHLEEN PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURING mary.so.contrary 3 weeks ago I received a private message on Instagram from a model beauty named Mary asking me if I was available that day for a collaborative lifestyle photo session. She just happened to be in the area visiting from Arizona.  I inquired with […]

Dear upcoming graduates: As you prepare to launch into a new world of independence after high school, I want you to know that no matter your circumstances in life – where you live, the family you were born into, what happened to you as a young child that was beyond your control – NOW is […]

Mini adventure of a young man “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” — Eleanor Roosevelt My little man and I set out on a mini adventure the other day … across the street 😉  There […]