Our House e-newsletter February & March 2012 | Page 23

hometowns Rochester & Bowling Green, KY
education Photography BA, Carson-Newman College
Our House staff since November 3, 2008

I’m a documentary photographer.
I take almost all of our photos, &
I design our major materials:
newsletters, brochures, annual
reports, etc. My photography goal
is to end stereotypes. You can’t
tell that someone is homeless
just by looking at them, & their
situation isn’t their fault. They are
normal people, the classmates &
co-workers you see every day.

Some homeless people won’t go
to a shelter because they don’t
want to be pressured to change
their religion. Our House & VISTA
help all people & don’t interfere
with their religion.

A photographer.
I was the Easter Bunny at the mall.

Unbelievable but true: in high
school I was on the speech team.
In my first year I qualified for
NFL & my prose made it to state.

Books! I’d hide for hours & read
about pronunciation & grammar
in the dictionary. Non-fiction was
the best, but I also read Puff the
Magic Dragon over & over, trying
to understand the ending.

I had a duck for four years. I still
have some of his feathers.
Corey Ford (former Our House
co-worker). He made it through a
lot of bad things that happened to
him, & now he helps other people.
I wish I could see my favorite
people every day forever.