This body of work reaches into the viewer's heart and ask us to ponder the meaning of life. It is deep. It is provocative. It is Angelika's vision. The human struggle, so moving and beautifully expressed in her own uniquely magnificent style, the creative use of composition, post production, staging and digital art also sets her work apart from other photographers and in a way, situates her work in the contemporary. "Angelika Drake's vivid digital photographic essays illuminate her brilliant talent for depicting scenes and portraits that inform and inspire. The viewer may be moved to tears, yet at other times enlivened and cheered by her vivid and dramatic colors. Those fortunate to view Drake's work will be delighted as they attempt to interpret the meaning of her intriguing images. Compassion, courage, hope and love, are threads that weave throughout her art. Always, Drake's art enlightens and inspires the reader's imagination to soar."