Julie’s introduction to photography was through the viewfinder of her dad’s Kodak Brownie 127. She was eight years old. Although she was always drawn to the images she could create on film her talent remained just a hobby until 1999 when she began publishing regularly online at denverpost.com. Her work was featured for seven years as part of a collaboration with her husband, Ric, in their groundbreaking column A Colorado Journal. During that time Julie immersed herself in the world of the Rocky Mountain foothills of Colorado where she lived off the grid. The secluded, forested ridge where her house stands filled her Nikon with landscapes and skyscapes and her spirit with a never ending sense of wonder. Her photographs have been published in magazines and other publications and was recently featured in an art book, Paws for Charity. New work is posted three times each week on her blog at http://juliemagerssoulen.blogspot.com. Today, Julie still lives in that remote house in the fore