this is me.

connection over perfection.

Behind the lens, I wear all the hats: marketing, HR, finance, creative lead, even motivational speaker (cause Lord knows I need that come 2:00am when I still have lots of editing to do). I succeed at this because I am insane hahaha!

I’m 35.5-years-old and I’ve been a photographer my entire life. I see everything all the time. I started as a child in the 90s with film and disposables. I won an award + got published when I was NINE! (with a photo I took of a butterfly through a magnifying glass held up to my disposable camera). By high school, I was photographing weddings with film (cue the heart-pounding panic as the film roll loudly hit zero and re-rolled, echoing through the church).

Back in high school, I was told “photography isn’t a real career.” Listen, art chose me. It pursues me. Relentlessly. I bounced around random jobs, skipped college because nothing else fit, and after I became a mom over nine years ago, I was like yeah, no, I’m not going back to a 9 to 5. So I quit my job (and I actually liked that particular job). I wanted to raise my babies and be present.

I knew. I knew all this time that photography was supposed to be my career.

My style won’t be put in a box. 

My colors are true to life. My lighting is always natural or the light I’m given (no flash—I don’t even own one). I’m a mix of observational and gently guided moments. My gear is intentionally simple. Simple means I stay present, and you do too. Your photos are your legacy.

Speed Round:

I never sleep. Ever.

Frisson drives my soul and guides my inspiration. It also gives me away all the time.

I have two babies and they’re total opposites, but both just like me.

I am never the same but I am always myself.

I have been a beekeeper for 8 years.

I’m allergic to bees.

I love astrology. I’m a Gemini Sun, Pisces Moon, Libra Rising (who could tell?)

I create art to show my soul that I’m listening.

I’m an extroverted introvert.

I have two pet dragons.

I’m a cat person. 

I have one cat, Sasha.

My favorite animal is a giraffe or a flamingo (they're both so beautiful and bizarre).

I want a pet crow.

My favorite color is mustard yellow or wet moss.

Favorite Smell? Damp earth.

I edit your photos on my couch.

I watch Golden Girls while I edit.

I love Snoop Dogg’s Cabernet with chips and salsa.

I love when the sun shines through a suncatcher and a new leaf grows on a plant.

I love loud music in my car, but other loud noises overstimulate me.

My spotify playlist consists of literally everything.

My favorite movies are Top Gun and Night at the Museum.

I recently started reading the Bible for the first time because...

I love playing cards, board games, puzzles…

I think pumpkins are friggin’ adorable.

I have over 200 houseplants.

I am the type of person who never has to leave home unless forced.

I love to whistle. LOVE. IT. And I am very good at whistling (like trills, bird sounds, and tunes, not the loud whistling to get someone’s attention - I can’t do that).

I love all the seasons. I will never not live in Pennsylvania because of that.

"Anyone can love the beach but it takes a soul to love the moody forest."