My name is Stephanie Maratea, born and raised in a picturesque quaint town in New Jersey. A place where everyone knew your name, waved as you passed by on your bike, and where it felt a little something like "Pleasantville" at times. It was easy to find beauty in such a place, but it was not in the historic small town where I great up that inspired me to want to see the beauty in things. Seeing genuine laughter, smiles, and fleeting moments between loved ones (frequently strangers) often made me become a "paparazzi" and sneak towards the scene to get the moment before it was over. Capturing moments has been one of my deepest passions for as long as I can remember. Being able to share photographed moments with others as seen through my eyes is incredibly heart-warming and fuels a fire within me like nothing else.
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