Shannon McLaren is a Travel Photographer and has lived in the Southwest United States since 1980. Shannon has always been fascinated with travel and photography. However, it wasn't until after retirement that she became serious about recording her travel images. In 2008 she bought her first DSLR camera, went to Machu Picchu, and she was hooked. She has attended many classes & workshops to learn the technical and artistic aspects of photography. Shannon has photographed on all 7 continents and almost 100 countries.