Deborah DeJong was born in 1960 and has lived in rural Iowa all her life. Raised in a Christian home, she has followed Christ since early childhood. She graduated from William Penn College, Oskaloosa, Iowa, with a bachelor of arts degree in education in 1981, and obtained a master's degree in education from Viterbo University, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, in 2006. Deborah has been a middle school teacher since 1991 - teaching English/language arts for eighteen years and technology classes for the remaining years. After incorporating digital photography in her technology curriculum, she discovered a passion for the art of photography and continues to hone her photography skills. Deborah specializes in the art of landscape photography, but does not limit herself to that type of photography. She has also developed a small portrait photography clientele and frequently takes family, senior, and wedding portraits. Deborah has been married to her husband Dave since 1979, has two children, and three grandchildren, and currently resides in rural Oskaloosa, Iowa. |