BIO
WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY! I'M MAYRA AND MORE THAN ANYTHING I AM A PHOTOGRAPHER, A TRAVELER AND AN EDUCATOR.
AS A CHILD, MY DAD WOULD ALWAYS HAVE MY SIBLINGS AND I IN FRONT OF HIS MINOLTA CAMERA. I'D LIKE TO THINK THOSE EXPERIENCES STARTED MY LOVE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. AT AGE 7, I WAS A PROUD OWNER OF MY VERY FIRST CAMERA. IT WAS A LAVENDER COLORED VIVITAR THAT USED 110 FILM. I JUST LOVED IT!!
FAST FORWARD A FEW YEARS, I WAS ALWAYS THE GIRL WITH A CAMERA DOCUMENTING FAMILY MOMENTS AND FRIEND GATHERINGS. I ADORE LOOKING AT OLD PHOTOGRAPHS...THE FRIEND GATHERINGS, MY PARENTS WEDDING, MY GRANDPARENTS AS CHILDREN, VINTAGE IMAGERY AT MUSEUMS. THIS ALWAYS PUTS A SMILE ON MY FACE. I MEAN WHO WOULDN'T FIND JOY SEEING THEIR GRANDPARENTS AS CHILDREN?!
PHOTOGRAPHY HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN MY HEART AND SOUL. I WANT MY IMAGERY TO BRING JOY TO OTHERS ALL OVER THE WORLD. DURING MY TRAVELS AROUND OUR BEAUTIFUL EARTH, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF DOCUMENTING DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES, AND HAPPY MOMENTS FOR LOVELY PEOPLE. NOWADAYS, I ATTEND PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS AROUND THE USA, SHOOT WEDDINGS & LIFESTYLE SESSIONS, AND PHOTO SERIES TO KEEP LEARNING AND MASTERING MY CRAFT. I AM ALSO PURSUING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES DEGREE AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. THIS DEGREE WILL HELP FURTHER MY EXPERTISE AS AN EDUCATOR, HUMANITARIAN, AND TRAVELER.
TO MEET UP AND TALK ABOUT CREATIVE IDEAS FOR YOUR SESSION, DISCUSS WEDDING DETAILS, OR BOOK YOUR DATE, HEAD OVER TO THE CONTACT SECTION.
AS A CHILD, MY DAD WOULD ALWAYS HAVE MY SIBLINGS AND I IN FRONT OF HIS MINOLTA CAMERA. I'D LIKE TO THINK THOSE EXPERIENCES STARTED MY LOVE FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. AT AGE 7, I WAS A PROUD OWNER OF MY VERY FIRST CAMERA. IT WAS A LAVENDER COLORED VIVITAR THAT USED 110 FILM. I JUST LOVED IT!!
FAST FORWARD A FEW YEARS, I WAS ALWAYS THE GIRL WITH A CAMERA DOCUMENTING FAMILY MOMENTS AND FRIEND GATHERINGS. I ADORE LOOKING AT OLD PHOTOGRAPHS...THE FRIEND GATHERINGS, MY PARENTS WEDDING, MY GRANDPARENTS AS CHILDREN, VINTAGE IMAGERY AT MUSEUMS. THIS ALWAYS PUTS A SMILE ON MY FACE. I MEAN WHO WOULDN'T FIND JOY SEEING THEIR GRANDPARENTS AS CHILDREN?!
PHOTOGRAPHY HAS ALWAYS BEEN IN MY HEART AND SOUL. I WANT MY IMAGERY TO BRING JOY TO OTHERS ALL OVER THE WORLD. DURING MY TRAVELS AROUND OUR BEAUTIFUL EARTH, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF DOCUMENTING DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES, AND HAPPY MOMENTS FOR LOVELY PEOPLE. NOWADAYS, I ATTEND PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS AROUND THE USA, SHOOT WEDDINGS & LIFESTYLE SESSIONS, AND PHOTO SERIES TO KEEP LEARNING AND MASTERING MY CRAFT. I AM ALSO PURSUING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES DEGREE AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. THIS DEGREE WILL HELP FURTHER MY EXPERTISE AS AN EDUCATOR, HUMANITARIAN, AND TRAVELER.
TO MEET UP AND TALK ABOUT CREATIVE IDEAS FOR YOUR SESSION, DISCUSS WEDDING DETAILS, OR BOOK YOUR DATE, HEAD OVER TO THE CONTACT SECTION.