When Destiny sent in the questionnaire that I asked all of our seniors to fill out, I couldn’t wait to meet her. Her joyful attitude and excitement and passion for life and for her future aspirations were so evident on paper. I was excited to see how her personality would explode through the lens of my camera. As a senior in highschool, she is so sure of who she is and what she stands for– I was extremely impressed. She is known and loved by many people and I’m grateful to be one of those people that had the chance to meet her and get to know her, even if it was just for a few photo shoots.
Destiny has a unique way of describing beauty when I asked what the word beautiful means to her. She said it means there’s a “uniqueness in one’s character,” it means you posses the “perseverance to smile,” it means you realize that each person is who they are for a reason, and it means you live your life to the fullest. This is exactly what I wanted to capture throughout the shoot. I was eager to fulfill her request to do the shoot outdoors, showcasing her love for nature and the beauty she finds being outside.
Her mom wrote a beautiful letter that she read during the shoot encouraging Destiny to strive to be all that she can be and to make the world a more beautiful place. That was exactly what Destiny aspires to do. She has a love for animals that helped her to become a vegan and she loves to cook. She has a passion for helping people and desires to help others live a healthy lifestyle. She is planning on a degree in nutrition and is hoping to assist people that come to her in achieving their goals and desires. She is such a unique and inspiring person, and her individuality brightly shines through in these pictures. Destiny, I hope that you can look back on these pictures and video years from now and remember where you started, the passion for life that you possess, and your ability to find beauty in everything. I hope you never forget these things that make you so special.
