I am inspired by those heartfelt connections between people, but also the sprouting story of the individuals they once were to each other. I talk to people as I photograph them, trading stories to rewind time and insert myself into every step of their journey from strangers to lovers, and beyond. While traveling with them through their passionate tale, I always search for those tangible details. A shy glance, an gentle touch or a contagious smile. That same one that seems to put any other smile on any other human to shame.
I consider myself an artist, and my medium isn't just my camera - it's the people around me. I have a Bachelors degree in Photography, from Brigham Young University. I am a full time wedding photographer, and have been shooting weddings for 8+ years. I love creating life-long relationships with my clients, and calling them friends at the end of the day. I cry every time I hear the exchanging of vows and end up smudging the back of my camera with my weepy tears. I love documenting that sort of intimacy and love you can’t help but sink into.
If you were an artist and you were here having coffee with me right now, I’d probably tell you that I still find sand in my shoes from that day. And that I still get excited when the moon makes a brief appearance at a session. I’d let you know that these last few years have connected me not only with amazing people but better with myself. I’d openly share that I’ve never felt so much certainty and uncertainty simultaneously. I’d hope you’d share those pieces of yourself with me too. I’d offer you so much encouragement and grace- something I struggle to give myself often. And we’d laugh, air our creative grievances and end knowing it’s okay to feel however we’re feeling. It’s okay to pursue everything we deserve. People still exist. Love and intimacy and human connection persevere amidst the chaos. Within the growth and self reflection, my creative and restless heart still needs to be fed by capturing the quickly disappearing truths in the world around me. I’d tell you to keep feeling everything and then ask you to let me sneak a glimpse of you in standstill.