“I think my photos are a way for me to look back at moments in my life, feelings, and thoughts in my head. My main goal in taking photos is to help myself make some kind of sense about life, time, love, and why I always feel scared and nervous about too much yet excited, happy and in love with everything at the same time. ”

FJORD: How do you feel the Internet has affected the way you work? Have you changed the style of work you do or the way you present your work based on the way the Internet has changed how photography functions?

Margaret : I’ve been displaying my work online since I got into photography. I wouldn’t say it’s changed my style but it has helped develope it. I feel like I have an instant audience for anything I create, so I am more selective of what I want to display. The abundance of work on the internet has forced me to only be happy with my photos when I’ve put my heart into them completely and honestly.

F: How do you gain inspiration for your work? Where do you look for ideas?

M: I get inspiration from everything all at once, but especially light, and the way it interacts with subjects. A lot of the photos I take are natural documentations of my life so I can remember the way things are / were. I am really inspired by vintage photos, silent films, black and white tv / films, thrift store art, and antique jewelry. I love the way these things make you feel something from the past just by looking at them. I want my photos to be like memories embedded in tangible objects. Other times I am inspired to create or document some kind of magical world. Usually these worlds don’t really exist, but they do in my head, and real things around me allow me to capture that feeling through a camera and share it with other people

F: What are your favorite websites?

M: Flickr. I love browsing through endless photos.

F: Do you have any suggestions to help new and emerging photographers gain exposure? How did you initially start to promote yourself and your work?

M: I think it’s great for anyone to display their work somewhere on the internet, especially someplace like Flickr (which is where I started.) If you’re looking to gain exposure, it might seem like there’s too much work being displayed for yours to be noticed, but there are so many artists on there that you are bound to find a number of people who like what you do.

F: Where do you see your work going in the next year and in the future in general?

M: I don’t have any specific plans. Wherever my life and my mind take me, I guess.

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