wild love.

 

I've never bothered really with

perfect framing.

Clean lines and mannequin hugs?

You can keep them.

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For light is what kills me. It's vulnerability that brings me to my knees. Give me movement; give me blur. I want grit. Rawness. I want tears on that face.

Laughs in those lines.

I don't know what I'm shooting before I start a session. I don't have a memorized list of pretty poses I saw on Pinterest this morning. I come present. I photograph YOU, as you are, right there in front of me. As YOU hug. As YOU kiss. As YOU embrace on the bed in your first apartment together. In the half light of a gritty New York City evening. In the only way you know how.

 

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I can't promise you safe, clean, predictable images. But I can promise you you'll recognize the faces staring back at you on the screen. Because they're real. They're you, exactly as you are.

And I can't - and I won't - ever photograph anything other than just that.

 
thoughts on vulnerability and art and authenticity over on the blog today. such inspiration from this spontaneous hose golden hour session with my dear friend @face_with_a_view and her darling daughter. Few sessions show where my heart lives and the direction I want my art to go than these images.
It was a gift and an honor to witness Neil and Johnnie’s wedding on Saturday at the incredibly beautiful Bear Mill Estate. I keep thinking I’ve done this so many times I should be finished with feeling so surprised by my gratitude for weddings, but each time I am enamored. Thank you to @shiftedfocusphotography for assisting me on Saturday and for being such a good human, artist, and friend.
Geralee + Luke’s reception was so magical. I always love shooting at @pumphousebnb
this Olympic National Park elopement is on my blog if you missed it! 🌲❤️🌲
I’ve always been humble almost to a fault, almost to a point where even posting on social media embarrasses me. Sometimes it feels too much like boasting. I only want to clamber behind the camera and make art; the only images I really care for capturing are the ones that make you feel something.
still can’t get over this bouquet from @fireandblooms ❤️ can we work together again soon pleeeassee?
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