I began photography in 1971 and apprenticed with Laura Jones and John Phillips. Throughout the 70’s, I worked at the Baldwin Street Gallery of Photography and was one of the founding members of the first Women’s Photography Collective along with Pamela Harris and June Greenberg. I was also a member of the Mind and Sight Photo Gallery with Michael Semak and Michel Lansberg. The work that is considered for "Awaiting your Return" is of the series of photographs captured in Chile in 1973. Around the end of 1972 I became intrigued with the reports of Chile’s new government and Salvador Allende. I received a travel grant from Canada Council and traveled through Columbia, Ecuador and Chile. I arrived in Chile on June 1, 1973 and stayed until late September. I happened to be in Santiago during the ending moments of the Allende government. Photography has always been an extension of myself. Wherever I have wandered, I have documented my surroundings and all that caught my eye. I started in 1971 with a Leica and have always photographed in black and white. Ever since then, I have seen in shades of grey. Taking photos has allowed me to have a constant companion to such an extent that I prefer to travel alone. I found and I still find that being alone gives me the meditational space to think and see without interference of other people's thoughts. Seeing clearly is everything when it comes to photography. To me, a great photograph is not a manipulation but an actuality; a real presence that can’t be explained but only experienced. Form and content have to be present in the finished product and I can only tell at the very instance of conception whether a special moment has been captured. Life is art! My life has been a reflection of where I have been, whom I have seen and what I have done. It has motivated me to wander in places I might not have otherwise. Photography has given me a purpose and a direction to my life. I see everything as a picture, as a reflection of me in the landscape of my life.