Lindy Maio

a person sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper

a person holding a book with writing on it

a close up of a person wearing a jean jacket

I grew up coming to the park where I took this photo.

My dad would take the family on weekends and holidays. He grew up a few miles away in a small house, and would walk to Fred Howard when he wanted. When he took us, we spent time walking around the man-made island and climbing up the ropes on the playground.

I stopped by a few months ago in the picnic area and set up my tripod to capture this.

I'm pretty sure I sneaked onto school property to capture this. I think I was terrified police would show up and tell me I needed to leave. I never would have driven by the school if a mall cop hadn't told me I needed to leave the mall-- apparently you need a license to take pictures at a mall. I'm really glad he did though otherwise I wouldn't have gotten this adventure! I was very proud of myself for sneaking into somewhere and making the most of it.

silhouette of person on body of water during sunset

I should have been studying, but I went to the beach instead. I think most people might be scared to bring their camera into the ocean, but the opportunity to capture something like this is what drew me farther in. The water was warm and the sky really was that color pink. The girl is my friend Tessa. She gets me.