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* Mary Beth Koeth was born on June 2nd, 1982 in Ohio. * She’s the youngest of five kids whose names all begin with M...she’s still not sure why her parents, Mike and Marlene, thought that was a good idea. * Her parents moved to Texas when she was one, and she quickly embraced the Texas uniform: cowboy boots and a slight food stain on the lower bottom corner of her shirt. * She survived Catholic elementary and grade school despite the fact that she told a priest during confession that she had robbed a bank. * Koeth went to an all-girls college prep where she spent the majority of her time in the darkroom sniffing hazardous chemicals and forgetting to shave her legs. * She was a vegetarian for eight years...then lemon chicken happened. * She spent three and a half years at Texas Tech University and a semester in Florence dreaming about hot make-out sessions in the darkroom, but came out with a Design Communication degree instead. * Armed with visions of power suits and briefcases, Mary Beth moved to Kansas City to work as a designer for Hallmark Cards. * She later moved overseas to further her greeting card design skills with Hallmark UK. * Koeth spent her weekends traveling Europe with a camera in hand and soon realized her goal of going back to school to pursue photography seemed fathomable. * She spent two and a half months in Norway assisting photographer, Nancy Bundt and observing tall, blond men. She's also interned for Miami photographer, SId Hoeltzell and Joe Pugliese in Los Angeles. * She now lives out of two suitcases and calls the freak show that is Miami ‘home’.