ACCREDITED BY SPECIAL KIDS PHOTOGRAPHY OF AMERICA (Click Here)
Special Kids Photography of America (SPKA) began operation in 2000. The concept of training photographers to obtain beautiful images of children with special needs was conceived by Heidi Lewis, who experienced resistance and frustration when attempting to obtain a studio portrait of her one-year-old son, Taylor, born with a severe connective tissue disorder. Although she was eventually successful in convincing the photographer to take the picture, "studio stories" from other mothers with similar children made her acutely aware of the need for education and training of professional photographers from a parent's point of view..

GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY (Click here)
I truly believe that it is important to give back to one's community. I have donated my time and talent to local non-profit agencies over the past few years as my way of giving back. Please click on the GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY LINK above to find out more information about these non-profits.