There are two friends who’ve had the greatest impact on the trajectory of my life. Huck Dorn who passed a note to me down a table of 30 friends reading “you and Dave would be great together”…and Kelly Lorenz. Fourteen years ago we hired Kelly Lorenz Imagery to photograph our wedding. She’s documented every milestone […]

When your daughter’s wonderful writing teacher asks you to take her family photos, 1.) you trip all over yourself to say YES! 2.) show up on time 3.) ask permission to call her by her first name, and 4.) channel all the gratitude you feel for her. This sweet lady is making a beautiful imprint […]

Connection is the most precious gift a client can give me. I wish I could shout it from the rooftop that it’s the key to unlocking my creativity. Connection makes my heart sing and this mamma delivered! Her love for her daughter comes from such a deep and authentic place it sprung from her effortlessly. […]

I’m always so grateful for families who meet me for the first time and are willing to open their heart to my lens. The story of family is one I’ll never tire of telling. Every family it’s my privilege to photograph has a beautiful narrative all their own. This family showed up ready to play […]

Pain, disease and loss open the very deepest wells of the soul. I’ve witnessed the beauty on the other side of pain many times through a lens and this session was no exception. This sweet client turned friend (and fellow photographer (IG: @asgphotog) was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and needed no prompts to lean […]

I met this wonderful family last fall as the temps dropped and the last leaves fell. That evening the sun glinted on the frost clinging to the still-green blades of grass. My heart danced in my lens as this family leaned into each other and their moments. As it turns out this mamma and I […]