Sabrina K. Perry is a philosopher with a passion for photography and storytelling.

I have always been in love with the idea of telling stories through photographs. To me the idea that you can preserve a memory in one single still image is incredible.

As a young child, I would run around my house with a Fischer Price trip to the zoo camera and pretend I was capturing my than just my trip to the zoo. Later, on I would graduate to using my dad’s Minolta and then his Nikon with them I would photograph everything from the mundane to the extraordinary.

When I was 18, I purchased my own DSLR to capture my own memories. One day, my sister’s dance studio needed someone to photograph their yearly “Showcase” where the studio presents all the dancing they will take to competition that year. I volunteered. A new form of photography emerged. Dance Photography.

Photographing dance is completely different from any other form of photography. The moments you capture are movements the dancers are using to tell their own stories with. It’s the art of photographing the artist creating art. Like, event photography it only happens once. You have 3-5mins to capture their story. To freeze every arabesque, to capture every lift, jump, pop- and lock. It’s capturing solos, duos, trios and group dances. Sometimes, it the same song over and over again. It can be the same dancer or dancers over and over again, but each story is different. And every photo is different. It’s magical.

Years later, while sitting in the stands of my brother’s hockey tournament, I decided that I wanted to capture his shift on camera. I wanted to be able to give my brother photographs of his games like I had given my sister and her dance team. Hockey like dance is about capturing that decisive moment. It’s the thrill of capturing the puck cross the line. Capturing the moment two players slam into the boards. It’s fast paced, there’s something happening every second. And if you miss it, that’s it. There’s no do overs. But, there is something so incredible about handing over a photo of a player’s first goal.

My most recent photographic journey comes in the form of Toy Photography. Back in 2016, I started a photo project with the intention of re-creating my life with my husband with LEGO photography. 6 years later I am member of the toyphotographers.com team where I write blogs, co-host a podcast and promote the art of toy photography to the world. Toy Photography has given me another opportunity to tell stories. It’s another from of photography I’ve used to hone my skills as a better photographic storyteller. It has given me another way to view the world around me.

Every form of photography has informed the photographer I am today. It has turned me in to the photographer and storyteller I am today.

If my journey and work resonate with you. I’d love to help share your story.

Quick Facts:

Based in Detroit, Michigan.

Event Photography, Portraits, and Toy Photography.