I chose to write about Sigma Sreedharan as my inspirational photographer. Sigma moved to Seattle from India in 1998 and didn’t start really taking her photography journey until 2013.
I remember seeing this photo online and thinking, OMG. That must’ve been taken from Bainbridge Island. I love the moon and the ferry and I couldn’t believe such a beautiful picture was possible but after learning more about her, the more I believed this to be a real photo and wanted to learn how to take one, too. Sigma being a woman in what I viewed as a white male dominated field, it was exciting to see a local woman who produced amazing local photos. Local photography was not something I ever really noticed or paid much attention to. I wrote it off as something I wasn’t good enough for.
taken by Sigma March 2020
I started taking photos with my phone shortly after and I looked online for help from others and encouragment also with suggestions. Sigma was always first to comment what I could do to get a crisper photo or different ways to try my settings or different editing tips and tricks.
She also makes cool creations with her photos in Photoshop and I really admire her creativity as well as her eye for photography.
Because the moon aligns with the Space Needle at particular times, there are often groups of photographers taking photos of the same thing – the moon behind the Space Needle. In big groups, she is always team building and cheering others on and it is really wonderful see how helpful and kind she is to others in person and online.
In the Beginning 