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America's Favorite Photos · Exposure Grant

Julie Roach

Julie Roach

I am a disabled 46 year old mother of two, who had been a lifetime lover of art therapy for myself. Recently in the last 6 years have I discovered the pleasure in photography, capturing the adventures of the wildlife and landscapes that I see how I see. Through my perspective of what's beautiful preferably unusual or strange in our natural world has been educational but invigorating. I greatly wanted the world to be intrigued as I was so I created hand painted , original pie is from these images I took and manipulated gently , never adding anything but was in the image besides light and color changes in the photo, to 3duv imagery . all my photos when printed on proper paper is 3duv, under black lights they are changing , and I started successfully adding depth And a whole experience for the viewer to emerge themselves on a see thru glass 3duv image that shows a whole experience of what is "hidden " from our natural one second glance. To allow the viewer an experience of what we r missing in a blink of an eye in the beauty and wonder around us. McHale be revealed if we look deeply. Outside of our comfortable zone to assume we see everything on a second ad long as our eyes are open.

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lily of the valley first blooms of spring 2026

I have a creative vision I'd love to Bri g to the world , to show or demonstrate a way to see the beauty around us. I have noticed a shallow society that barely looks up anymore. They are not curious ad to what is on the trees , or under a stump, or hiding in the holes that kids step over on their way to play video games locked in their homes. The beauty of the world is presented on screens and looked at occasionally in books . but the beauty and the wonder is in the adventure and observation I. The real life ad it goes on around u. And just to look up and take a picture of things that u think u know and see can be an inspiration to simply prove yourself wrong , that u don't know what's carrying on above u or under in u in a second. Theres a whole another world going on around u. And how beautiful our little communities are in small pieces. I've been in a small town USA and I've been amazed by the second glance in small doses that is before me . I hope to inspire and tell anyone who will look and feel this so set of pur world I can reach. I've worked only off a smartphone, with no income, and can't afford the fees associated with websites and printing or advertising or exposure to the big wide open art world of fine photography or galleries, or big equipment to start my business and art career at all. And hoped this would help. Please look at my Facebook for a better portfolio examples , my only form of computer right know is a very damaged and limited hd Amazon fire tab. That k you.