“I love taking pictures of people and making them happy. I do it for free. It is a dog-eat-dog world and I don’t need the dollar. I want to take a picture that makes someone happy so they cherish the moment and the memory and see how special they are. When I retired, I didn’t know what I was going to do. My mother was 90 years old and sick and for the last three or four years, I took care of her 12 hours a day. My sister was there the other 12 hours. My mother passed in July. I loved every minute of caring for her. When she died, I had to start over again and fill the void in my life. My mother taught music for 50 years and only charged $5 for a half hour, but she usually taught for an hour. I have that passion for photography. Before she got sick, I was messing around with photography but didn’t do much with it. After she got sick I was serious about it, but couldn’t do it. Now I take pictures every day. It has brought me back into the world and around people again. I want to help people save their memories. One of the most important things we have are memories of sons, daughters, fathers, and mothers. I thank God that took many pictures of my mother and got to keep a part of her with me. I focused on her eyes. Wherever you move, her eyes follow you around. My photography now is all about eyes because that is the soul and where God shines through.”