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Welcome to an expression of creativity: where each frame tells a story, each click captures an inspired moment, and every picture paints a treasured memory. Embark on a journey through visual wedding narratives, intricate photo compositions, heartfelt personal projects, and delightful glimpses into the tapestry of this creative life.
Whether you're a fellow artist seeking inspiration, a couple in search of the perfect storyteller for your special celebration, or simply a soul drawn to the beauty of film photography--please feel welcome to explore, engage, and be inspired by a simply splendid perspective.
Musings of a photographic artist
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I often think to myself, “I am so, so lucky to work with the nicest people!” It’s almost like a pinch-me sort of revelation over and over again and the gratefulness I have because of it overflows. I remember when Emily reached out to me, I liked her immediately and when we had our virtual […]
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“Now that I have your heart by heart, I see.” -Elise Bogan In the Pacific Northwest, a winter wedding–even an elopement is typically indoors. With this wedding inspiration shoot, I wanted to work with other Portland wedding vendors to create a visual explosion of romance, vibrant color, and sweet, endearing love indoors. The theme […]
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“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.” -Osho Life often turns out a little differently than we imagine it to, doesn’t it? I think when we’re young and in our late teens through our […]
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I have a suspicion that my photo will only make sense to me.  Especially in black & white.  But currently, I feel as though this tree is akin to myself and that we are more alike and different at the present moment. Heat. Take the time to enjoy the next post in the circle by […]
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My daughter Eva has a fixation on birds at this current time in her life.  She can name just about every North American bird and make the call for about 40-50 birds.  She is crazy about parrots more specifically, so anything that could potentially be related to parrots is of high value to her right […]
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Art.  To me it’s such a broad term, I have the following print below because it perfectly sums up my perspective about art. With this week having such a theme, one would think it’s more like a wildcard week.  Free pass if you will.  Art is so subjective and can be interpreted in infinite […]
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It’s late for me tonight so this post is going to be fairly short.  Today Eva and I had a long day of fun, which is energy depletion guaranteed.  I took so many amazing photos today and as much as I would love to be able to do a long post and highlight 10 or […]
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This week’s theme was difficult for me to translate due to several factors.  1) I already wrote a 52 Wednesdays post about my daughter Eva that wrapped around a theme of “free”; 2) this week, the “Free” is meant in reference to our Independence Day holiday and truth be told, I’m not the most patriotic […]
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My relationship with social media is definitely a work in progress, but recent work can be found at:
