"Over 30" is a collection of black and white photographic portraits with inspirational statements by each subject. The portraits focus on heterosexual women over thirty years of age who remain unattached, some unwillingly, some by design. This work couples photographs of unmarried women between the ages of thirty and eighty-six with statements by the photo subjects.

"Over 30 " is the brainchild of my own personal situation. Upon reaching and passing the 30 year milestone in life I found myself questioning my circumstances. Where were all the things that a woman should have by her thirties ? Where was the husband, the house in the suburbs? What about children and career? In other words, all the dictates of popular culture. In a young culture basically devoid of common ritual, marriage seems to be a hallmark of adulthood. This photo-essay presents women rising above this sea of culturally imposed "shoulds" and "should nots" and gender based stereotypes.

It brings a unique perspective to a common ritual by questioning the ideas of marriage by a variety of women, from here and abroad. With pressures and influences from all areas of life, this work explores the contemporary question of how women approach adult life in the absence of marriage.