It sounds impossible to change what’s in front of you. But what if I told you Anita Huber can do it?

Huber, a travel and fashion photographer who is originally from Tamaqua, will have her photos and creations on display at the Tamaqua Area Community Arts Center starting on Wednesday and throughout the rest of the month.

“I’m a self-taught photographer,” Huber said. “I try to take something that’s ordinary and make it extraordinary. That’s where you see the pops of color. I take ordinary pictures and turn them into fashion pictures. What I like to do is take a picture and I picture someone being in there with me. A lot of people say that’s what they like. They feel like they, themselves, have been there and they can feel it with emotion.”

Perhaps the biggest influence in Huber’s life was her grandmother, Anne McHale, who used to live right around the corner from the arts center.

“She would read a lot of books, learn about a lot of historical places and she was able go to a lot of them. It’s kind of bittersweet that she’s not here. I used to watch her go on these big trips and think about all of the places she would go. I was so excited to hear about them when she got back. Everything is kind of circling back to where it started.”

Huber went to school for fashion merchandising and has previously worked as an interior designer. She explained that during her work experience it became clear that photography was going to become a big part of her life.

“I would be using other peoples’ art (as an interior designer), and I said I could do this, why not? I found that once I started showing my work to people, they thought it was awesome and they wanted to buy it. That prompted me to open up my own Etsy shop, which I’ve had since 2011. I’ve sold to people all over the world and many celebrities.”

Huber’s grandmother inspired her to travel the world. Now, Huber has been to many countries and has countless photographs and memories. After each new destination, a new perspective is gained, which helps her create and look at things from a different angle.

“I love to bring out the beauty in things. Everyone is always so negative, but I look for the beauty and personality in everything.”

Creativity seems to run in her family.

Huber’s grandmother was a self-taught seamstress, capable of making world-class dresses. Additionally, she credited her mother for her interest regarding interior design.

“The women in my family are so amazingly creative that I feel like I’m just extending that lineage. Even back in Ireland, one of my great-great-great-grandfathers was a tailor, and I feel like it’s in my blood.”

Huber and I stood in the same room of the Tamaqua Community Arts Center earlier this week. But we surely looked at everything from a different perspective — and that’s why she’s always one step ahead of the game when analyzing potential art.

“I never thought of myself as an artist, because if I wanted to draw a straight line, I couldn’t. But I can take a picture and turn it into something amazing. When I look at something, in my head I’m already cropping it. I can look at something and see it as a photograph. It’s hard to describe.”

Huber currently resides in Allentown, and her favorite place to take photos is New York City.

Opening night for her gallery on Wednesday is at the Tamaqua Area Community Arts Center from 6-8 p.m. There will be light refreshments and a meet and greet with Huber. Check out her Etsy store, which is named after her grandmother, at AnneElizabethFineArt.Etsy.com.