I have shyed away from event photography as I'm not comfortable around too many people I don't know(especially species with the xy chromosome:)), so when someone at work sent an email re: volunteering for events at the Women in Technology forum, I quickly signed up for it. And I must say, I had a blast!

I photographed an event called 'Speed Mentoring' where each mentor got 12 minutes at a table before hopping to another table and mentoring another group. I could see the mentors were in their element, they were really passionate about what they were doing. I saw a lot of laughter, a few tears as well but everybody was having a lot of fun which made my job a lot easier and enjoyable and I loved capturing their passion on camera

I had to make sure I don't spook the audience & disturb the group dynamic so I stood at a distance, out came my zoom lens and I waited for the moment! Below are some of my favorite pictures