I got my first camera when I was five. It was a kid's point and shoot and I took it with me everywhere! When I was 12 years old, I got very sick and lost all of my peripheral vision. It was around this time, I got my first "big girl" camera (a DSLR) and it became my escape because it was through that lens, that I could see the world in a way I couldn't with my eyes alone.
Since then, I have had three brain surgeries which helped me regain my vision. Ten years later, I've made my coping mechanism through pain into the way I share other's stories!
So, how why turn it into my job?
In college, I studied abroad in Madrid, Spain and traveled to ten countries and brought my camera with me everywhere. One of the countries I went to was Morocco. There, I spent time in Marrakesh and the Sahara Desert. I met tons of incredible people and through those connections, a Moroccan travel agency reached out asking to use my photos. This was the encouragement I needed to turn my passion and hobby into my job. Shout out to Morocco Desert Safari for pushing me to create Grace Scott Photo!
I believe in the power of visual imagery by capturing your most precious moments so you can hold onto them for a lifetime!