the thing about my relationship to film photography is that you could take away every inquiry in my inbox, cancel every wedding and session you have booked with me— never to book again, and i’d still be madly in love with this craft, this medium, this part of my life. it has never been about the money for me, though being able to work for myself has been the biggest blessing that came from the day i decided to pick up cameras.
when you hire me, you’re getting the biggest photography nerd in the entire world. my relationship to my cameras, my photo books, my youtube documentary rabbit holes, my neighborhood photo walks, the work i print, the camera(s) i always have in my purse, the magic of instant film & polaroid, it all means so much to me. the conversations old men start with me in the grocery store line because of the camera tattoos on my hands, the teenager who stops me when i’m out shooting solo and tells me what a cool camera it is— as an introvert the conversation this craft has brought me is reward enough. the fact that other people want to hire me to photograph their wedding, their engagement, their elopement, this time in their life — is the biggest bonus in the world. feeling so so lucky everyday that i found photography. career or not, it’s simply the best. and it’s the best of me.
Beyond the real world tools of my trade, there's an intangible essence to analog film that fuels my passion and the way using it to photograph love stories and the world around me blends together seamlessly. It's the whisper of a story waiting to be told among the guests at your wedding, the flicker of emotion captured in a single frame when your new spouse holds your hand as you walk away from the wedding ceremony exit following the first kiss, and the connection my own cameras form with each subject, independent of me, whether they're standing before my lens or admiring my cameras from afar. wedding photography and portrait photography isn't just a profession or a hobby for me—it’s absolutely neither. It's an intrinsic part of who I am. It's the way I see the world, the way I express myself, and the thread that weaves through every chapter of my life. From the quiet hum of my camera's shutter to the silent contemplation of a developed print, every aspect of this craft resonates deeply within me, igniting a fire that burns brighter with each passing day— intensifying since relocating my business to richmond, virginia.
