Who am I?! What a loaded question that I am only beginning to scratch the surface of. There is so much unknown and growth that I don’t really have the answer for but without getting all philosophical, I’ll tell you what I do know…
My name is Anateya, but everyone calls me Teya, I I love people, stories and art. I have been blessed enough to find something that combines all three!
I fell in love with films as a little girl. I started making goofy short films and having photo shoots with my friends and brothers as a teenager. When I went to a film intensive program after High School, at the University of the Nations, I assumed I was going to hone in on my side passion before I got a “real job”. It never really crossed my mind that years later, capturing stories would be my career.
Don’t get me wrong, most days I feel like a ragamuffin nomad, who’s just scraping by, but then I remind myself that lots of people don’t get to do their passion and get paid, ever! I feel so truly privileged whenever I get to be part of (someone’s? people?) a special moment, capturing their essence, their memory. Hoping to show a glimpse of what is so much easier for me to see to from the outside looking in – People reflecting the stunning joy and shocking sorrow that we all bare . I want to show people that it all matters we get the gift to remember and capture this one life we get. a glimpse of the the beauty of life.