I grew up an only child in a small city outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Both of my parents were OBSESSED with capturing every moment no matter how big or small. I never understood what the big deal was. Pictures were everywhere. In retrospect I think my parents knew these photos would mean more to me than I ever could have imagined...

I lost both of my parents within a few years of each other when I was still very young. Having no real extended family, I relied on those photos as a reference for mufamily history. Every birthday, holiday and seemingly mundane occurrence was captured and laid out for me. Like a visual timeline, they told our family story when no one else was there to do it for me.

After moving to New York, I too became obsessed with capturing moments both through photograph and on video. I took pictures and video footage constantly at every get together, vacation, birthday or barbecue. I started to create simple slide shows with fun music. However, because I always had new photos and lots of them, it seemed to be tedious for even my closest friends to sit through.

I wasn't about to be discouraged! I went back and grabbed all the videos and photos and started editing them. I put music where I thought appropriate. I added captions where I thought it would be funny or subtitles to describe someone's expression. Most importantly I would take all the dead space out! Essentially, what I created were a series of short films. Now when we all get together it seems everyone can't wait to watch the most recent video.