D I A Z MICHELLE

After graduating high school, Michelle was gifted her first point and shoot camera. She took it everywhere she went to capture the feelings of individual moments. This inspired her to learn about photography

Since 2017, Michelle has been a professional photographer. What she loves most about photographing students on Picture Day is making them smile.

When she’s not being silly in exchange for smiles, Michelle enjoys listening to podcasts and music . She also likes going for walks, spending time with f riends, dogs, and watching the sunrise.

From a young age, Colette was dazzled by photography As an observant and curious child, she accidentally broke her mother ’ s Brownie camera when she was trying to load it with a roll of film. For Colette, the idea of photography was incredible. She felt it was her purpose to capture fleeting moments in time.

Now a professional photographer for over 35 years, Colette enjoys bringing out the best in kids on Picture Day

Over the years, Colette has enjoyed working with different cameras, but her favorite is the 100x Space Zoom on her Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra.

When she’s not capturing smiles, Colette enjoys running marathons and photographing different bird species in Brooklyn.