Hello! I am Mary Adrenaline, a 29 year old visual artist, performing artist and Circus Arts & Fitness instructor at Circus School of Arizona. I am originally from Romania, currently living in Phoenix, AZ since May 2009. I enjoy the change in latitude and altitude very much. I love home but I don't miss the crowded urban lifestyle of Bucharest, nor the long, gray, drizzly days :P There I grew up as a visual artist and only to discover my passion for circus after moving to USA. My husband is a native to Arizona and is working as a research geologist, which compliments my interest in outdoor photography very well, making it a blast to travel together. I search for expressive compositions while he tells me everything he knows about the lands. We make a great team! :)

I specialize in fine art and lifestyle photography. Having a background in graphic arts influence me to use similar composition techniques. I have a strong love for diagonals, clean lines, patterns, vanishing points, strong shadows and bright colors. I use Canon18-135mm IS STM Lens or Pentax K10D with Tamron 18-200mm lens as I enjoy shooting various subjects from a macro scale to wide angle landscapes, depending on season, light, weather, my mood, available time and budget limitations, lol.

I enjoy documenting my life's perspective like the places I see, things I learn about and any inspiring experiences worth sharing and archiving. I like to capture subjects in their natural environment and light while presenting to the viewer the feeling of being there. Even though I meticulously frame my compositions, either while shooting or during post processing, I like to keep a candid feeling. I see photography like dancing, you have to exaggerate your movements in order to be expressive and if sometimes the camera doesn't capture all I feel, i will just enhance that through Photoshop :P

As a performing artist I specialize and continue to improve my skills in aerial dance (silks, lyra, trapeze and pole), flow arts with LED and Fire (hula hooping, poi, fans) and acrobatics (stilts walking, rolling globe walking and hand balancing) :D

I hope you enjoy my work and would love to hear your feedback!

My photography is available for sale as large prints and gift products on my website mary-adrenaline.artistwebsites.com.