1998 and began blogging in 2005. Her love for photography started at age 8, when she received her very first camera. She started taking classes and working in the darkroom from high school throughout college, and graduated with a photography minor. Since then, photography has always been a freelance gig, a serious hobby, and one of the great loves of her life. Two of her other great loves are her husband Bryan and son Declan, who share her affection for photography and art -- all while trying to avoid being captured by the camera lens at all costs. Aimee blogs at Greeblemonkey , works at Giese Media and uploads a ton of pics to Flickr . As you may see in her photos, her favorite subjects are nature , travel , music , and most of all people . Capturing the essence of a moment? That would be like cotton candy stuffed into an ice cream cone with cherries on top, right? Live it to the Full: Online workshops and destination retreats for navigating through life's transitions