Thank you. Thank you for taking the time to learn a little bit about me.

My name is Tiffany Arriagada and I am an artist and portrait photographer. As you can tell from my portfolio, photography is my life.  It is not a job.  It is not a hobby. It is my life force and the very thing that drives my life. I fell in love with photography in my 20s but didn't realize that it was "my gift" until it helped me find myself.

Photography is healing. Photography connects me to the world and the love around me.

I believe I met photography way before by 20s but lacked the confidence or vision to recognize the connection.  I, on the other hand, have always been an artist.  I have written for small publications.  I have been in an exhibition.  I continue to create, and sew, and see things in my mind's eye on a regular basis. 

I have been told by so many people that I have a way of translating their love into pictures. Photography is the metaphysical act of transferring energy from you, to the camera, then to me for artistic translation; both of our experiences living on through one another. That is why it is SO important.

Photography is eternal. It's a constant search and so joyful and painful and interesting. It is everything to me and is an ever growing art and passion in my life.

I also love food. A decade ago, I decided to attend culinary school to become a chef.  However, just because you enjoy eating doesn't mean that you will enjoy the long hours and stressful environment of the hospitality industry. I am also a college graduate and majored in Legal Research and Writing.  I started college in 2000 and finished in 2012 at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah OK. I am a traveler. I am the eternal learner. I am also a veteran!

I had the distinguished honor to be apart of our wonderful country's military for more than 8 years and serve next to some of the most devoted and honorable human beings.  I am mother to two AMAZING children and an equally amazing life partner. I am surrounded by some of the most amazing and positive people who encourage me to follow my passion though there are no right or wrong answers if I will be a commercial success. I am already a success because I am no longer making compromises in quality and art to please.  I am simply creating.

This is a short list of a very long list of people, places, and things that bring me joy on a regular basis.  I feel that I am one of the luckiest people in the world since I have found happiness and joy in the normal and regular things in life. Life is beautiful and so are the people that surround me.