Life, Values & Legacy: Our Chat with Bobbie Modica of Ahwatukee

Bobbie Modica shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.

Hi Bobbie, thank you so much for joining us today. We’re thrilled to learn more about your journey, values and what you are currently working on. Let’s start with an ice breaker: What are you most proud of building — that nobody sees?
This is going to be one of those cliche answers but I feel really proud of the confidence I’ve been building. I’m not 100% certain if it’s visible from the outside or to people that don’t know me. However, I feel myself blossoming into a new, better person with each new move I make in both my business & personal life. My shoots are easier, my creativity flows & there’s so much more room for little moments of happiness in all the chaos. For once, I feel like I’m right where I should be.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hi friends! I’m Bobbie Modica, your resident memory capturer. My little business is a lifestyle/candid photography adventure I’ve been lovingly nursing for the past 6 years. My main focus when working with someone is stopping time for them. I love little moments and candid times where imperfection is celebrated. I am a down to Earth sort of person that loves creativity, collaboration, and the glorious freedom that comes with defining myself & my small business.

I think the thing that makes Boshnasty Photos unique is the perspective I have when taking photos. Despite mainly working portraiture, I appreciate the entirety of a scene I’m working to capture. I like small details in the lively moments and that reflects big time in my work. During our time together, conversation will flow, music will play, and the life of the moment will be immortalized in the memory card of my camera. If you’re looking for a fun, open, easy-going experience, a shoot with me is exactly what you need!

Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. Who taught you the most about work?
This is an easy question to answer as I’ve always had the same hero/role model all of my life. My dad, David to the world, is the sort of person who gets things done.

As a military man, he ran our household with an elegance that doesn’t always exist in a family. He kept us together and made sure the inner working of the family came before anything else. I think that’s where the idea of work really started. Loving something, regardless of what it is, takes work. I saw that in the way our family never had to go looking far for support, ideas, or the comfort of a warm hug. As I grew up and delved into the athletic world, early mornings and late nights spent with my dad on the soccer field made all the difference. I learned about perseverance and leadership in a way that’s really hard to explain, I constantly recalled my dad steering the ship and wanted to be just like him. Thankfully, that desire lingers without fail.

To this day, I still remember the soft words and subtle pushes towards greatness my father always tried to impress upon me. I think it’s really cool to have such a foundation that I can genuinely rely on throughout my day to day life.

If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
This has been such a trend lately that I really appreciate. One of the best parts of growing up is achieving the things a younger version of yourself never thought possible. As a person who had a lot of struggles to overcome, I think a lot about what I’d tell my younger self if there ever was a chance.

Mostly, I’d tell younger me to be a little nicer to herself. That, when all is said and done, there is a place where she fits perfectly – without shame, guilt, or the need to ask for permission. There are people who will get her to her very core. I’d tell her about the small ways she carries her skills into the most important parts of her life – that after all these years, being an athlete is still one of the best things she ever did. Lastly, I’d want her to know that there is success in her life, that despite all the self doubt an inability to feel settled in her own skin, there is a time where satisfaction and happiness take precedence over everything else. A future is there, just waiting.

Oh, and when you see that camera all that time ago – pick it up!!! It’ll be the best thing to ever happen.

So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. What’s a belief or project you’re committed to, no matter how long it takes?
A project I’m 100% committed to is capturing life in its most candid nature. I started photography to capture movement and skill in still frame. I learned really quickly that nothing about life is really still – that the magic of photography exists in all the moments in between. After that realization, my work changed to understanding how people exist with each other. I think it’s so important to see what’s actually in front of my camera instead of the Pinterest board someone might try to replicate.

I hope, more than anything, that I never finish this project that I’ve taken on. I want life to be reflected in each of the images that I capture. Every smile, every wrinkle, every double chin… those are the times that really make a picture feel. It’s my goal to capture your attention in multiple different ways with each image I take. I want you to come back to see each piece of the scene that contributes to a final capture – to that frozen moment in time.

Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: What will you regret not doing? 
I’ll never regret betting on myself. I’m sure that feels like a cliche answer in an interview like this but it’s the most true thing I can think of. There’s a certain power that comes with deciding to take a step away from the norm and break free. In fact, it took a little while for me to make that decision – I spent a long time dwelling on the what if’s and might have been’s. Yet, I am intensely appreciative of the version of me that decided to take a chance. I’ll never ever regret taking the leap into the swirling whirlpool of entrepreneurship. It’s fun, scary, exhilarating, terrifying, and so many other things.

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