ABOUT

My first camera, an automatic film camera, came as a childhood Christmas gift and served me well, even accompanying me on my first trip to Europe. A high school black and white photography class gave me my first official introduction to my passion via 35 mm film. In college I first pursued photography as a minor, but discovered that being in the photo labs and darkroom literally gave my life meaning. After this discovery, a change of major was in order; and in 2010 I finished my college career with a BS in Still Photography. Photography is such a multi-faceted medium and allows for limitless possibilities for creation and expression. Great photographs play at the relationship between balance and tension of aesthetic rhetoric. Shooting from this perspective allows me to shoot in many contexts and inspires rigorous shooting and experimentation. I use photography to share glimpses of how I see things and to explore ideas and come to conclusions. It's an amazing tool to share information and creativity with others. Elsewhere online: CC Photo & Media (official) (www.caylena.com), Facebook (facebook.com/caylenacahillphotography), and follow me on Twitter (@ccahill1)! Mention you found me on RAW! --Caylena Cahill

FAVORITE THING ABOUT RAW

Everything! PS Thanks everyone for voting and nominating me for RAWARDS 2011!!

MAKES MY WORLD GO ROUND

That's an impossible question.