DAWN'S SON WAS A GRADUATE OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT, CLASS OF 2019. THROUGH HIS 47 MONTH JOURNEY, HER AFFECTION FOR THE TRADITIONS AND CELEBRATIONS OF BECOMING A COMMISSIONED 1LT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY GREW. CADETS AND THEIR PARENTS SAW THE IMPORTANCE OF PROFESSIONAL PORTRAITS THAT PAID ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND PERSONALITY AND THEIR REQUESTS PUSHED DAWN TO CREATE THE 47 MONTH JOURNEY.  

DAWN AND HER HUSBAND HAVE LIVED  IN BEACON, NY THEIR ENTIRE LIVES WHERE THEY ARE RAISING THEIR FAMILY OF FIVE. 

SHE HAS OWNED AND OPERATED DAWN SELA PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO IN BEACON, NEW YORK FOR 14 YEARS. AFTER SERVING AS A LOCAL PHARMACIST FOR SEVERAL YEARS, SHE PROFESSIONALLY PURSUED HER PASSION FOR CAPTURING MEMORIES AND CREATING PORTRAITS. MANY LOYAL FAMILIES WHO APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY OF ANNUAL FAMILY PORTRAIT DOCUMENTATION HAVE RETURNED YEAR AFTER YEAR. DAWN FINDS IT THE GREATEST JOY OF HER WORK TO SEE THEM GROW, CHANGE AND LIFE COME FULL CIRCLE. 

SHE SPECIALIZES IN PORTRAITS OF ALL AGES, DOCUMENTING FAMILIES AND PERSONAL CONNECTIONS, ATHLETICS/ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY AND CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL WORK.

DAWN HAS HAD IMAGES IN PEOPLE, TIME, E!, US MAGAZINES AND APPEARED  ON RACHAEL RAY, GMA, AND LIVE WITH KELLY AND RYAN TELEVISION.