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Hi, my name is Raphaelle Thomet. I am the daughter of Heinz and Gabrielle, farmers at Next Step Produce, an innovative vegetable and grain farm in Southern Maryland. Surrounded by diverse fields of beauty, I developed a passion for photography, which has grown and blossomed from the very day I was granted permission to operate my parents’ camera. Years later when I was fourteen, I won my first photo contest. I am now seventeen and favoring close-up flora and fauna. Within these calendars are an array of my favorite captures from the year taken on my family farm and in my flower garden. Nature is stunning. I am reminded of this every time I go out to shoot, something I can do right out my front door. I am grateful for the support you provide to local farms, which not only cultivate healthy soils but also enriching childhoods like mine. I hope through my images that you are inspired to explore nature, cherish it, and protect every bit of it.