My Story
Kingwood, West Virginia. Hunting and fishing weren't hobbies — they were how we lived. My dad and grandfather were avid bowhunters, and I tagged along from the time I could climb into a blind. Pap brought his camcorder on every hunt, including his Colorado elk trips. I didn't know it then, but he was handing me both of my life's passions at once.
Kingwood, West Virginia. Hunting and fishing weren't hobbies — they were how we lived. My dad and grandfather were avid bowhunters, and I tagged along from the time I could climb into a blind. Pap brought his camcorder on every hunt, including his Colorado elk trips. I didn't know it then, but he was handing me both of my life's passions at once.
When my grandfather passed, I inherited that old camcorder. It was outdated, but it carried something more important than footage — a tradition. I upgraded the gear and kept filming. No film school, no training. Just the woods, a lens, and a reason.
When my grandfather passed, I inherited that old camcorder. It was outdated, but it carried something more important than footage — a tradition. I upgraded the gear and kept filming. No film school, no training. Just the woods, a lens, and a reason.
I spent three years getting a bachelor’s of science degree and two and a half years working behind a desk. Good work, but the mountains kept calling. In October 2021 I bet on myself and made FST Outdoors my full-time gig as a photographer and videographer.
I spent three years getting a bachelor’s of science degree and two and a half years working behind a desk. Good work, but the mountains kept calling. In October 2021 I bet on myself and made FST Outdoors my full-time gig as a photographer and videographer.
I met my husband Britton through photography — he'd been behind a camera for a decade before we met. Now we run a seamless system: one of us hunts, the other films. Whitetail in WV, mule deer out West, elk, Axis deer in Hawaii, caribou in Alaska. Most of what I know about this craft, I learned working beside him.
I met my husband Britton through photography — he'd been behind a camera for a decade before we met. Now we run a seamless system: one of us hunts, the other films. Whitetail in WV, mule deer out West, elk, Axis deer in Hawaii, caribou in Alaska. Most of what I know about this craft, I learned working beside him.
Until you have kids, you walk through life selfishly. Little eyes watching changed how I look at everything — and made me more determined to be an example for girls who want to pick up a bow or a camera.
Until you have kids, you walk through life selfishly. Little eyes watching changed how I look at everything — and made me more determined to be an example for girls who want to pick up a bow or a camera.
In 2026, the mountains sent me somewhere unfamiliar: the jungle of Panama, for Netflix's Outlast: The Jungle.
I figured the hard part would be the physical labor. I was wrong. The hard part was the doubt. Rain that never let up, no shelter, no fire, and no comfort. When people I'd leaned on started walking away, I sat there wondering if I belonged out there at all.
But when the jungle felt overwhelming, I remembered who I was. I know how to feed people. I know how to keep going when it's miserable.
Spending over a month in the jungle taught me so much about myself and what is truly important. It brought me back to the basic needs in life and helped me escape into the rawest form of myself.
In 2026, the mountains sent me somewhere unfamiliar: the jungle of Panama, for Netflix's Outlast: The Jungle.
I figured the hard part would be the physical labor. I was wrong. The hard part was the doubt. Rain that never let up, no shelter, no fire, and no comfort. When people I'd leaned on started walking away, I sat there wondering if I belonged out there at all.
But when the jungle felt overwhelming, I remembered who I was. I know how to feed people. I know how to keep going when it's miserable.
Spending over a month in the jungle taught me so much about myself and what is truly important. It brought me back to the basic needs in life and helped me escape into the rawest form of myself.
More women with bows in their hands. More kids behind cameras. More wild places documented honestly.
More women with bows in their hands. More kids behind cameras. More wild places documented honestly.
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