MY W    Y

Let’s face it: having your photo taken can feel... weird. There’s a camera pointed at your face, you’re suddenly wondering what your hands normally do, and whether you're blinking too much.  It can feel like you’re auditioning for the cover of Anxiety Weekly. But that’s actually my favorite part ; helping people move past all that and just be. I do this for the people I photograph and for my kids, who remind me every day how good it feels to be yourself, fully and unapologetically. My goal is simple: create a space where you can laugh, relax, and not worry about performing. Just exist, and exist comfortably. No pressure, no pretense. We’ve all had those moments-feeling judged, feeling like we’re not enough, especially in the social media age where everything’s filtered and fine-tuned. Not here. Here, you get to show up as you are, quirks and all. I’ve always been the person who’ll strike up a conversation with anyone or throw out a quick-witted comment just to see a real, unfiltered smile; so in a way, photography became the perfect collision of everything I love. My corporate background didn’t align with my soul, but it did sharpen my business sense, which gave me the foundation to turn this passion into something real. At the end of the day, being able to show people what I see when I look at them, like really SEE them-is the biggest honor. So basically YOU are my why.

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[ why i do what i do how i do ]