Martine Sansoucy had lost her job due to getting sick from the second-hand smoke she was breathing in day after day at her job working in a bar. She was pregnant with her first child and ended up being diagnosed with preeclampsia. She was no longer able to work and ended up on welfare. Not long before she became pregnant she lost the love of her life and best friend when he was murdered at a house party. She felt lost, depressed and hopeless over her life situation. Fortunately it was her passion and interest in photography that kept her engaged in the world. She didn't own a good camera but made it her goal to one day possess one in hopes of teaching herself the art of photography. Even though her own life seemed grey, blurred and murky she had an eye for beauty and a unique way of seeing the world. She was a visual storyteller. Today she is an award-winning published photographer who is highly sought out and travelling internationally to photograph models and weddings.