"...in honor of my mom - 'The Goddess of Pericaland""
Hi there, Bonjour and Salam and thanks for
stopping by. I was born and raised in the state of Vaud in Switzerland,
to
an Iranian mother and Swiss father. Growing up I enjoyed nature, people
and
the arts. I moved to the U.S.
when I was a teenager, at which point I became fascinated with
languages, travel and
different cultures. At 14, I took my first trip to Italy and it was
then and there
that I started noticing things and people I wanted to photograph.
Photography
remained a favorite hobby of mine through both high school and my
college days in San Diego,
where I graduated Summa Cum Laude and was awarded the title of
Outstanding
Advertising Graduate. After college, I worked in advertising and
marketing for some time and eventually worked my way up to marketing
manager for an online travel
publisher (see my LinkedIn profile). And when I dared to use my two-weeks paid vacation, my
little Canon PowerShot A630 (yes, it's a wimpy
little camera, but I love it) was always glued to the palm of my hand.
I still have that little camera today, but I've graduated and moved on
to an Olympus G3 which definitely gets the job done!
I get a lot of joy and satisfaction from
photography; it brings me true peace. All of my photos are dedicated to my
amazing, youthful, beautiful, and charismatic mother who passed away
from breast cancer in 2008 and was a huge fan of my work. One thing she always told me
was, “Do what makes you happy.” It makes me happy to share my passion for photography with you and to donate 10% of Sogo Photography's proceeds to a cause each year in honor of my mom – “The Goddess of
Pericaland.”
Hi there, Bonjour and Salam and thanks for
stopping by. I was born and raised in the state of Vaud in Switzerland,
to
an Iranian mother and Swiss father. Growing up I enjoyed nature, people
and
the arts. I moved to the U.S.
when I was a teenager, at which point I became fascinated with
languages, travel and
different cultures. At 14, I took my first trip to Italy and it was
then and there
that I started noticing things and people I wanted to photograph.
Photography
remained a favorite hobby of mine through both high school and my
college days in San Diego,
where I graduated Summa Cum Laude and was awarded the title of
Outstanding
Advertising Graduate. After college, I worked in advertising and
marketing for some time and eventually worked my way up to marketing
manager for an online travel
publisher (
I get a lot of joy and satisfaction from
photography; it brings me true peace. All of my photos are dedicated to my
amazing, youthful, beautiful, and charismatic mother who passed away
from breast cancer in 2008 and was a huge fan of my work. One thing she always told me
was, “Do what makes you happy.” It makes me happy to share my passion for photography with you and to donate 10% of Sogo Photography's proceeds to a cause each year in honor of my mom – “The Goddess of
Pericaland.”
