Last month I trekked to White Salmon, WA to shoot the wedding of Maddie and Wyndham, a beautiful couple in one of the most beautiful places on this little globe.
Read MoreCamper à la Mode /
“Dear girl. YOU are the greatest art you will ever create. The masterpiece. The magnum opus. You’re it. However you want to be.”
Read MoreThoughts and Prayers /
Is a woman in various stages of undress indicative of my work by now? I sure hope so. I feel like I’ve captured this with enough of my models. We moved from my bedroom into what I lovingly refer to as the Wonder Room in my home for these photos. I thought about just including these in the same post as the bedroom set but well, they seem to feel quite different simply because of the setting.
Read MoreScene at Hastings Rd /
My last shoot with Amanda (my oldest friend and one of my very first models nearly 20 years ago now) was in 2016 in Santa Fe. The one before that was in 2012 and I remember waxing poetic after our last one about how the previous 4 years had just inexplicably flown by and now: here I am, posting my favorites from our last shoot that happened 7 years following our previous one.
Read MoreNew Year's Eve '22 /
I used to spend my New Year’s Eves looking backward. Already missing the year that was fast coming to a close, and moving quietly into my past. I spent much of my life with a complicated relationship to my past and an obliviousness to the future—or just never considering it at best. My dad’s death when I was a teenager rendered me nearly incapable of comprehending it.
Read MoreCool Girl Summer /
Last month, my 3 year old daughter and I collaborated on a fun little backyard photo shoot.
Read MoreThe Very First Dance Recital /
Mina just performed in her first ballet recital. We were so proud!
Read MoreCarrie, Kyla, Pacifica, Tinsel, Zach /
Family portraits with 3 dogs?! WHY NOT. I don’t have a whole lot of experience shooting dogs OR kids but I’m guessing it’s the same thing really.
Read MoreDaniel Dossey, Drummer /
Back in November my friend and cousin’s boyfriend, Dan, asked me to shoot some classy portraits that he could use for future books and training materials he planned to write/create. I love this guy, so I was happy to oblige.
Read MoreChasing Butterflies /
Before this girl was born, my husband and I would talk at length about how strange it would be to finally meet her, wondered what she’d look like, who she’d be. When she was a baby we’d marvel at how tiny she was, yet how big her personality, and we’d talk about how strange it would be to imagine her as a child, walking around, talking even. It all seemed so distant & strange and impossible to really comprehend.
Read MoreHermanas Hermosas /
How come the cousin relationship doesn’t get much attention? It’s pretty great and unique actually. You’re friends in that you don’t share parents but family in that you share grandparents. I mean, it’s basically best of both worlds, right?
Read MoreOK Winter Wonderland /
Last weekend the Tulsa, OK area got an unusual amount of snow. My family and I just moved from Denver to a 7 acre property about 30 minutes south of Tulsa. This particular piece of land happens to have a small lake (or a big pond) on the property and the sudden and ample snowfall completely transformed this thing into a picturesque scene out of a storybook or painting.
Read MoreChildhood /
“When you become a teenager, you step onto a bridge. You may already be on it. The opposite shore is adulthood. Childhood lies behind. The bridge is made of wood. As you cross, it burns behind you”
― Gail Carson Levine
My Little Zombie /
Fall and Halloween are two of my favorite things. Also a favorite thing? Having a daughter who’s now old enough to dress up however I’d like but not old enough to have an opinion about it.
Read MoreBear Creek /
“Home isn't where you're from, it's where you find light when all grows dark.” ―Pierce Brown
Read MoreRulebreaking /
#terriblewritingclub #1 /
My ex-husband recently pointed out to me that my mom and I are not very close. Like, very matter-of-factly. My reflex was to immediately disagree, and I did. It sounded unfamiliar to me and oddly uncomfortable, that declaration he’d made.
Read MoreSucculent Low-Fi Morsels: Edie /
Covid19 has spawned some pretty crazy technological adventures in the name of social distancing. FaceTime photoshoots have become one of those things. The images below are some of my favorites with my beautiful friend, Edie. She was at her home in Seattle while I shot her on my iPhone sitting in my home in the Denver area.
Read MorePoppies and Rumi /
“When the world pushes you to your knees, you’re in the perfect position to pray.” —Rumi
Read MoreMike's 40th Birthday /
Wishing my husband a wonderful 40th birthday today (and 6 year anniversary of the day we met in person after an online friendship that went all the way back to the '90s!)
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