When Alison Merion Padron graduated summa cum laude from Brooks Institute of Photography in 2005, she walked across the stage to accept her diploma with a determination to succeed in her heart and bare feet peaking out from her graduation gown. Since then, she has built a multi-national photography business and an award winning reputation based upon that burst of creativity, individualism and gutsiness that prompted her to go barefoot at that special moment.

She is a full-time never-say-no workhorse, always ready to go out on a limb to find the best possible photograph. She is known by her clients as a photographer with an eye for the perfect split-second moment—a combination of perfect lighting, emotion, composition and action. As the two-time winner of the Motor Press Guild Photo of the Year award, she is constantly striving to create a more impactful photograph. She simply wants to be the best automotive, food, and portrait photographer possible-- but now, with shoes on.