I'M NIKKI CHEREE!

 

I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME, I'M A VERY PASSIONATE TWENTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD WHO FOUND HER PURPOSE EARLY IN LIFE.

WHEN I'M NOT BEHIND THE LENS I AM AT HOME DRAWING/PAINTING/DECORATING, RIDING MY DIRT BIKE IN THE BACKYARD, LISTENING TO HEAVY METAL MUSIC, SERVING AT CHURCH, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, BEING A WIFE AND A MOM.

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W H A T  L I T  T H E  F L A M E  

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I BOUGHT MY FIRST CAMERA SHORTLY AFTER MY SON WAS BORN AS AN ESCAPE FROM POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION. DURING THAT TIME I WAS CONSUMED WITH A MENTAL DARKNESS THAT KEPT ME ISOLATED FROM EVERYTHING I WAS, AND LOVED; I LOST A PART OF MYSELF.  AS TIME PASSED AND STARTED HEALING - DIVING INTO A NEW FORM OF ART BROUGHT SO MUCH LIGHT TO MY PERSONAL STORM CLOUD.  OVER THE YEARS, MY PHOTOGRAPHY, WHICH STARTED AS A WAY OF WATCHING MY SON GROW, TURNED INTO A PASSION FOR ALLOWING OTHERS TO VIEW THE WORLD THROUGH MY EYES.

 

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W H A T  D R I V E S  M E 

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I FIND SO MUCH HAPPINESS IN CAPTURING PEOPLE AND CANDIDS OF EVERYDAY LIFE: THE MOMENTS OF JOY AND LOVE, THE BITTERSWEET, EVEN THE SORROW IN A WORLD THAT IS BROKEN.  EVERY SITUATION AND CIRCUMSTANCE REMINDS ME TO STAY HUMBLE, AND TO NEVER TAKE OUR LIVES, OR PURPOSE, FOR GRANTED. 

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"THE PHOTOS WE CAPTURE ARE THE STORIES WE NEVER WANT TO STOP TELLING, THE STORIES WE NEVER WANT TO FORGET."

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W H A T  I N S P I R E D  M E 

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I'LL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR GROWING UP IN AN 'ARTSY' FAMILY. THE ONE PERSON (BESIDES TIM BURTON) THAT I'VE ALWAYS LOOKED UP TO ARTISTICALLY IS MY FATHER. IF YOU DON'T KNOW MY DAD, JUST KNOW HE'S AMAZING AT ANYTHING ART RELATED. MY PARENTS DID NOTHING BUT SUPPORT THE WAY I EXPRESSED MYSELF AS A CHILD, TEEN, AND NOW ADULT. 

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W H A T  I ' M  A B O U T 

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MY HEART IS TRULY IN MY WORK.  MY MISSION IS TO ALWAYS STICK TO WHO I AM AND WHAT I LOVE, NOT TO GET STUCK SEEKING PERFECTION. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO CONNECT WITH THE PEOPLE I CAPTURE: TO ENSURE I PROVIDE A COMFORTABLE ATMOSPHERE AND EXPERIENCE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO ENSURE THEIR PHOTOS BEST REPRESENT AND REFLECT WHO THEY ARE. WHEN WE COME TOGETHER, IT WILL BE A CHANCE TO SLOW DOWN, REFLECT, SHARE SOME SPECIAL MOMENTS, CREATE MEMORIES, AND COMMIT THEM TO FILM.

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