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MY TAKE
I have always loved photos and taking photos, but mostly I have loved the joy that comes with capturing and sharing memories with people. Life has led to paths that allow me to explore my passion, build my skillset, and share my work with more people.
I continue, each time I pick up my camera, to practice the art of freezing and recording the little moments we will one day forget, the art we call photography.
Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving.
What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything. ~ Aaron Siskind
I believe that professional photography and quality images should be available to all and that cost should not be a prohibiting factor in capturing memories. I will never turn a client away based on their financial situation.
Donation based is an option if you are unable to afford the set price. Donation based does not mean free, or that I do not value my work or hold myself to the same standards as other photographers. Suggested donations only cover my operating expenses. If you have the means, pay what is affordable for you and/or your family. All donation based clients are taken on an individual basis.
Currently taking clients in the Baltimore, MD and surrounding areas of the DMV and travel to other locations by session requests. Contact via email or text to book.
I'm thankful. For each person that trusts me to take their photos. That allow me into their lives, even if only for twenty minutes, to witness their emotions and capture their memories and moments. For all of you who allow me to do what I love- sharing feelings in the form of a photograph.
I drop my expectations. We flow with your family. All are welcome here; diversity of every type is honored and supported in this space.
I'm a born and raised Iowan- I am familiar with corn sweat, I enjoy "salads" made of cool-whip and I can be guilty of the 'Midwest goodbye'.
I have my degrees not in photography or the arts; but in sports medicine (athletic training- BA and MS) and sports psychology, as well as a massage therapy training. During the day I am a Craniosacral therapist at Nourish and Align, where I help babies (and grown ups) experience more ease in their body.
I'm a mama. Two kids who proudly exude their unique personalities. Motherhood has led me to an appreciation of patience, of understanding, of taking a breath, of the fleeting moments that are childhood. The smell of baby's milk breath, the warmth of their body laying sleeping against yours. The energy of toddlerhood. Navigating their brains and nuero-constellations.
Motherhood solidified my need to remember. To just be. To make sure there are stickers or lollipops, and lots of silly noises.
I am in the present moment: an Apple user, a Nikon shooter, a Chevy driver, a mama, chasing dog hair, a wife, a military spouse, a Patriots fan and NASCAR watcher, a fan of takeout over cooking, a sometimes vegan, tall, loud, a Leo sun Taurus moon Gemini rising, studier of the enneagram, a one of a kind, and ever evolving.
Labels cannot keep us in a box and limit our lives; only fear can limit our thoughts and desires.
