~ About Me ~
I am nineteen years old and I have lived in southeastern Michigan all my life. Most of the photos in my galleries were taken in various places in Michigan . Several times each year, my family goes on vacation up north, most often to the Pictured Rocks area of the Upper Peninsula . Most of the nature photos were taken in the Keweenaw Peninsula (the northernmost region of Michigan ). In October 2007, I won two tickets to see J.K. Rowling read from her last book at Carnegie Hall in New York. Since the prize did not come with airfare or lodging, we made a family trip out of it. We stayed in New Jersey and took the train into the city each morning. It was an amazing experience.
I am the middle child with two sisters—Jessica (21) and Marissa (7). I have a rare bone disease called multiple hereditary exostoses (MHE) which causes tumors to grow all over my bones. I have had twenty tumors removed so far and often miss school because of my disease. I am one of the teenage members of the MHE Coalition and MHE and Me . Photography has been a way for me to enjoy myself when I can't participate in sports and such. My hobbies, other than photography, include reading, writing, drawing, painting, archery, bike riding, and making beaded jewelry. I also have lots of pets - a german shepherd-chow-retriever mix named Ted, a border collie mix named Bailey, lots of cats (Britty, Holly, Cleo, Miesha, Aurora, and Charlie), and more fish than I can count. We also recently took in a litter of kittens (Amos, Link, Eddie, Colbie, and Lulu) and found homes for three of them. We ended up keeping two (Eddie and Link).
Right now I attend Schoolcraft College. I would like to pursue a career in photography - maybe own a studio and do portrait work. Lately I've been researching wedding photography and hope to make a career of that in time. First I need to find a school more suited for education in photography. I just recently started a Blog that will use to keep my readers updated with my work and to try and get myself more well-known. I plan on going as far as I can in the field of photography.
I hope you enjoyed my pictures and please email me comments about this site.
Thank You!
~Mandy Getschman
audesapere62442@hotmail.com
Me and my sister outside Carnegie Hall |
My camera, a Canon Powershot S3IS |
