It is an embarrassing time to be an American. It really is. It's humiliating.

Photography was a blessing because it filled my time.

Sometimes parts just come along when it's the perfect time for you to do them.

I regret those times when I've chosen the dark side. I've wasted enough time not being happy.

Your children are grown and your career has slowed down - all the stuff that took up so much attention is gone, and you're left with expansive time and space. You have to reimagine who you are and what life is about.

So much of my sense of who I am is tied to mothering. When they left home, I fell into a huge, empty, black hole. Your children are grown and your career has slowed down - all the stuff that took up so much attention is gone, and you're left with expansive time and space.