Joy MacGregor, Photographer

Hello, my name is Joy MacGregor and I would like to introduce myself. I have always been interested in photography even as a child, growing up in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn and Elizabeth, New Jersey. I have been living on the Coast of Mendocino County for 34 years in the small town of Fort Bragg, California.

MacGregors Place is a small cottage business located under the redwoods with an ocean view. I am very fortunate to live in this environment. I really discovered the world of photography when I had a life changing illness a number of years ago. It was on my daily walks that I would take the camera my son, Dan, gave me and started taking photographs on a regular basis. At the same time I was also beginning to understand the Chinese have another word for Crisis and that is Opportunity. And also I have been blest to be able to Love the Life that I Live and Live the Life that I Love with a little help from all my friends.

I would like to thank my Mother for instilling in me the love of the arts and Eleanor Campbell of Fort Bragg, California who is my mentor on aging and living life. One day on a walk with Eleanor she shared, "Talent isn't talent unless it's shared". After that day my life has never been the same. I began to produce photographic greetings cards, then began to frame and mount some photographs, had a few shows, opened a few accounts, sold at a few fairs and now have added more services and products to my business.