My name is Erika Lamothe, I'm from Bellingham WA, and I am an artist of many different arenas. I used to always draw growing up and I was also constantly fascinated with the camera. I loved having my picture taken and I loved taking pictures of people. I begged for a long time to get my own camera and after enduring some cheap off-brand cameras for years, I finally got my hands on my first DSLR. I felt so incredibly drawn to artistic portraiture, telling a story, and evoking emotion. I couldn't ask people to be fake and to pose forcefully. I couldn't fulfil a catalogue of smiles that just didn't say who the person behind that smile was. It dawned on me that photography can have more freedom and people should be encouraged to show how they feel inside without the words. That is what I strive for with my work.

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