Most of my work is conceptual in nature, relating to issues of the heart and soul. In my life, I have experienced love, surrender, heartbreak...healing. My work is about touching into these places and evoking the subtleties and the intensity of these emotions. I often sit with a concept until the most economical way of expressing it presents itself to me. It is a challenge to try and express an experience such as "faith" with words and still more of a challenge to try to capture its essence with a single image.

My photography is very personal in nature. I often place myself in the images. I used to say, jokingly, that it was because models were hard to find. Now, it is clear to me that being in the work actually is part of my quest in opening my own heart. I use the camera as a tool for inner exploration and I share this journey with you.

See more information about Shelly at her Myspace page.