Nancy O'Connor:  

While I've had several careers in the last fifty years, raising our four sons was the most fun and certainly the most rewarding one. Thomas, Philip, James and Casey began arriving after five years of teaching elementary school in CA. We were a built in team and resource for each other, their closeness today attests to that. When they were all in school in Newport Beach, CA, I enrolled in Orange Coast College to study photography and writing. The former had always been a love of mine, following in my dad's footsteps, and I threw myself into it. I applied for a job with a successful female photographer in Newport and eventually left her and went into my own business of wedding and family photography. Philip suggested the name PHOTOGRAPHUS and it worked. I never advertised, just went by word of mouth from one client to another, and gained a reputation for black and white bound books of children and families.I'd seen Richard Avedon's books, done in this manner, and just had fun with "A Day in the Life of "whomever". This coverage of weddings and children continued with a move to Jackson Hole, Wy and fantastic scenery for a background. Brides and grooms on skiis, mountain weddings and children in sports kept me very busy, when I wasn't Xcountry skiing or hiking. Writing about chil...Expand for more