Taylor-Made Photos

Visual Art – Seattle

Hello! My name is Taylor but I go by Tay. I am 21 years old and I live in Bothell, Washington. I have always felt nothing but peace behind a camera lens; I first started tinkering around with disposable cameras and little point-and-clicks before getting serious and upgrading to something with an interchangeable lens a few years ago. I've always considered myself an artist, I indulge in painting and writing in my spare time as well. I was raised on rock-n-roll and grunge and I feel as though elements of those bleed through into my arts. I sling dough and cheese around and supply a desire for pizza as my day job, I also love to cook (I think I may just love creating things with my hands). I've lived around the Seattle area my whole life, my love for nature and cloudy skies is very strong. I've always been obsessed with the green glow of a forest on a sunny day and the vast ocean beyond the coastline. The first living things I really felt comfortable taking pictures of were animals. Whether in the wild or the zoo, capturing stills of animals doing what they feel is natural for themselves has always been so intriguing to me. Portraits of humans, however, is newer and have been more-or-less ongoing experiments of contrasts, lighting, and themes. I'm open minded and I aim for growth as an artist, and human, every day of my life - you can never stop growing.