Through our work we have had the good fortune of seeing firsthand how success comes in every shape, size, color, faith, and orientation. More importantly we’ve learned that success is often the result of people embracing their unique backgrounds and so we’ve asked the community to tell us about their background and how it has impacted where they are today.

Saumya Pant | Photographer, Wild Heart Weddings

I moved to the US 4 years ago. As an Indian photographer in the US, my background and experiences have deeply impacted my photography career. I have always been interested in photography for as long as I can remember. However, during my post-graduation in marketing, I further honed my photography skills while working on a PR and media committee as my college’s photographer. This experience nurtured my creativity and visual storytelling skills. Read more>>

Jaymus Perry | Designer / Jeweler / Navajo Artist

I grew up on the Navajo Indian Reservation within the state of Arizona, USA. I am a member of the Navajo Indian tribe & i have been surrounded by a variety of art- both manmade & organic from the earth itself. Earliest form of art that I participated in was the hand gathering of gemstones on my family-land within the boundaries of the Navajo “Rez”. Read more>>

Trish Harding | Fine Art Painter and Art Instructor

In the decade of the 60’s we were the feral teenagers of a San Juan Island known as Lummi, a 12 minute ferry crossing from Gooseberry Point which is 20 minutes west of Bellingham, Washington. I met Paddy one night when she came climbing through my bedroom window. She said she had run away from home because her dad was being impossible. Read more>>