This May, I turned 24 years old. It was the first time I had not been with my twin brother Cameron to celebrate our birthday together. It was weird, to say the least, but this birthday, I was surrounded by new friends in a new state celebrating my new year. It's part of what happens as you grow up -- change, change, change. I wouldn't have dreamt that when I turned 23, in a year's time, I'd be living in Michigan and taking pictures daily. But I've got to remember that change is constant. And with change comes growth. (One hopes, at least.) Towards the end of May, I felt I was finally seeing some frames that I wanted to make and was able to execute that vision. It certainly didn't happen all the time, but it happened with a few special moments such as when the color guard member waved her flag and only her smile could be seen or when I saw soft light and was able to get a sweet portrait of identical twins. Slowly but surely, I'm growing...but there will always be more to learn. - CP Anna Hemninger, sophomore color guard member at Gull Lake High School, warms up before the Memorial Day parade in Hickory Corners, Mich. on Monday, May 30, 2016. Hundreds lined the streets as floats, firetrucks, and horses rode past, making their way to East Hickory Corners Cemetery for a service honoring fallen soldiers. Young girls ride scooters as supporters take pictures of runners during the Kalamazoo Marathon in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Saturday, May 8, 2016. Dan Kaczanowski runs in Galesburg, Mich. on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Kaczanowski, who will be 55 this summer, will run a 5K for the first time since high school. He saw a lawn sign about the upcoming Borgess Run for the Health of It while delivering mail, and he left a message for his neighbor asking if it was too late to get involved. His neighbor shared the note on Facebook and since then, Kaczanowski has received an outpouring of support from the running community. Hackett Catholic Prep sophomore Matthew Sherwood holds a cross during May Crowning at Hackett Catholic Prep High School in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Mary, the mother of God, is celebrated in May throughout the Catholic Church, and May Crowning is a particularly popular tradition among school students. Deacon Bruno Okoli poses for a portrait at the Diocese of Kalamazoo's chapel in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Wednesday May 18, 2016. Okoli and three other deacons will be ordained as priests in a special mass at St. Augustine Cathedral on Saturday, May 21, 2016. Okoli was only eight years old when he first felt called to the priesthood and was further inspired by seminarians who came to do apostolic work in his home parish in Nigeria. “They were so happy and joyful and I wanted to be just like them,” he said. “I found their lives are joyfully dedicated to service, which is what I wanted to do.” Supporters at the Girls on the Run 5K in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Thursday, May 26, 2016. Nearly 2,000 girls participated in the annual 5K. George Miles poses for a portrait aboard the Wilhelm Baum tugboat at the Blessing of the Fleet in South Haven, Mich. on Friday, May 27, 2016. Miles wanted to buy the Wilhelm Baum 40 years ago, but he was looking to buy a home and was supporting a single-income family, so he held off. "I kept track of it over the years. I took a picture of it way back when and I still have it on the wall. [My son] Mike used to see that picture," Miles recalled. Mike and his family have spent over 3,000 hours restoring the tugboat since purchasing it after it mysteriously sank in 2014. The boat now has a permanent home at the Michigan Maritime Museum. Lakeshore Chinooks' Austin Jones in the dugout during the Kalamazoo Growlers' season opener in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. The Kalamazoo Growlers won 4-2. Portage Northern's Jacob Begeman (27) looks at the umpire as he is called out after sliding into home plate during a high school divisional 1 baseball distrct game against Portage Central in Portage, Mich. on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Portage Northern won 2-1. Portage Northern Evan Sexsmith (15) slides past Portage Central Jeff Criswell (21) during a high school divisional 1 baseball distrct game in Portage, Mich. on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Portage Northern won 2-1. Kalamazoo Central's Talia Edmonds slides into second base during a double header softball game against Mattawan at Kalamazoo Central High School in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Mattawan beat Kalamazoo Central 10-0 in the first game and 11-4 in the second, giving Mattawan an undefeated season in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East Division. Marleigh Ford, 9, laughs as she does the splits in front of her team at the Girls on the Run 5K in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Thursday, May 26, 2016. Nearly 2,000 girls participated in the annual 5K. Identical twins Kyah and Myah Anderson, 5, pose for a portrait at the Girls on the Run 5K in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Thursday, May 26, 2016. Nearly 2,000 girls participated in the annual 5K. Bassist Peter Slavov, pianist Emily Bear and drummer Jay Sawyer of the Emily Bear Trio pose for a portrait at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Mich. on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. While this is Bear's first time playing at the Gilmore Festival, she's played venues internationally with a number of symphonies and other performers as well as solo shows. Elaine Ionsbury is decked out in red, white and blue for the Memorial Day Program of Remembrance at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Mich. on Sunday, May 29, 2016. Hundreds of people, including a number of veterans and active military, attended the program. Cub Scout Caleb Gilsdorf, 8, during the Memorial Day parade in Hickory Corners, Mich. on Monday, May 30, 2016. Hundreds lined the streets as floats, firetrucks, and horses rode past, making their way to East Hickory Corners Cemetery for a service honoring fallen soldiers. The Hooligan Flight Team is seen doing a flyover through the flags held by the 110th Attack Wing Color Guard during the Memorial Day Program of Remembrance at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Mich. on Sunday, May 29, 2016. Hundreds of people, including a number of veterans and active military, attended the program.