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06.21.17

larissa + curtis : snoqualmie, washington

Their wedding kept evolving---from a big one to a small one to a teeny one. Just their parents, an officiant, and some musicia...

06.21.17

natalie : joshua tree national park

This last winter was about taking time & shooting for fun again. Some personal projects, some slow weeks, a little trip to...

05.25.17

aimee + cayce : mckinney, texas

Color, color everywhere. The sweetest families you ever did see. Aimee & Cayce wearing what they want, doing what they wan...

03.16.17

shelly + ryan : oregon lava fields

When Shelly and Ryan came up from Texas to do an anniversary session with me, there was rain in the forecast and a major chill...

03.13.17

alex + gentry : dallas, texas

Last fall was a crazy one. Johnny and I got married and spent the next 5 weeks on the road---a little bit of honeymoonin' and ...

03.03.17

sarah + greer : tabernash, colorado

A two-day celebration in the snowy mountains of Colorado. The first day, a celebration & party. The second day, a morning ...

02.22.17

emilie + tim : columbia river gorge

Husband of the year---the guy who emails me to tell me he's surprising his wife with a trip to Portland + a session w/ me for ...

02.02.17

2016, you were good.

Better late than never, right? RIGHT. I believe in reflection, even when it's not the moment you planned. This is the time ...

01.13.17

jake + devin : brooklyn, ny

Jake and Devin, my original muses. The people who have taught me how to be an observer---how to move with my subjects instead ...

01.10.17

jordan + michael : los angeles wedding

Ohhhh, to finally be able to reflect on this past year. Slow season is the best gift and I'm soaking it up for all it's worth....

HEY, SISTA! : MANZANITA, OREGON

Once upon a time, Lauren and I were in my little car driving from Seattle to Portland. At one point she turned to me and said,...

12.01.16

josh + k-ray : topanga canyon, california

Two of the best people I know flew up to our wedding just two weeks before their own, then they planned their wedding date so ...

10.18.16

brittany + galen : new york city

The quiet of the Hudson River on this particular morning in May was something else. I sat in the backseat of a taxi at 5 a.m. ...

09.01.16

dom + shannon : lewis and clark wedding

It's hard to explain what a day like this meant to me. Recently I've been thinking about how sacred it is to be invited into s...

08.23.16

miles + ciera : sunriver, oregon

Ciera spent her wedding day giggling like a maniac. I spent her wedding day shuffling between being a bridesmaid and also her we...

08.17.16

josie + chris : austin, texas

I don't have much to say today---just that I've loved revisiting some of my work from earlier this year, that I loved working ...