Why does photography matter? Special Guest Alison Conklin

Step outside of the business and the editorial and the perfectly polished photoshopped images that clutter up Pinterest and nearly every magazine and blog and repost site on the internet and you're left with this one question. WHY? Why does photography matter? Why do photographers matter? Is there depth and purpose to spending a life pursuing capturing the lives of the people around us and if so - why?

Alison Conklin is not only a Fujifilm X Photographer, an award winning Philly based wedding photographer with over 20 years of experience, she is also one to totally wear her heart on her sleeve. Her story as a photographer started after the tragic loss of her mom as a child and that early experience has informed so much about the value of the photographs she is asked to capture for her clients.

This interview was a personal one for me filled with emotion and depth and even a few tears but more so with the vulnerability of an artist who has devoted her life to helping preserve moments for other people and a keen sense of why all of that matters so much.