ABOUT

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I am Heather C. Markham-Creasman

At age thirty-four, I received a life-changing diagnosis: I had a progressive muscular dystrophy and would eventually need a wheelchair. My walking days were going to end much sooner than I’d expected.

(Spoiler: I received my first wheelchair at the age of 40.)

reflection of woman sitting on wheelchair in a maxi dress with a flower lei around her neck
Paul and Heather in formal clothes smiling at the camera
Heather sitting on her power wheelchair bundled in a sweater and lap parka wearing sunglasses and a hat holding her camera supported by a robotic arm
Paul and Heather in formal clothes smiling at the camera
Heather sitting on her power wheelchair bundled in a sweater and lap parka wearing sunglasses and a hat holding her camera supported by a robotic arm

My high school sweetheart found me again after a 35-year absence, and we were married in 2024. We decided to start our new life together in the center of Arizona's wine tourism.

We are avid travelers and museum-goers. To promote my book, Rough Waters, we took a 22-day road trip in the summer of 2023. To see my photographs in galleries overseas, in December 2023 we went to Madrid, Barcelona, and Paris; and, in 2024, we went to Budapest and Vienna.

My power wheelchair affects how I move through and view the world. While it is not my identity, it does (conveniently) provide a steady surface from which to photograph the world as I move through it. I am grateful to the international photography community that has awarded some of my images and selected them for gallery shows.

I am continuing to write, working on my next book(s) and articles, and to photograph.

We share our home with our newly adopted four-year-old cat, Dolly.

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