Photographer: Maria Polleiner

I have always had an interest and love for photography, but my true passion blossomed after the birth of my first grandchild, Christine Maria, in 2017. I love portrait photography, in particular children and pets. The true glory for me is capturing each child's and each pet's true personalities with every image, and thereby freezing that moment in time to cherish forever. Through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, and mandated social distancing, live photo shoots were put on hold temporarily, and through that, my photography passion also blossomed for macro and nature photography.