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When I was 18 and in college I met a man who stole my heart. He was kind and affectionate, handsome and hard working. But he also had a dark side. Something that ended up shaping me to be exactly who I was supposed to be. He had a drinking problem and when he would drink hard alcohol he would turn into a different human...

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This family of three is gonna be a family of four this Winter and I cannot wait to photograph it for them!

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Emily, Stephane + Olin

I debated posting this blog for awhile… but after talking with the bride we decided it was the best way for her to gain closure… These two got married last year and have since split. Being a photographer I see all kinds of couples… the ones that will last and the ones that won’t. I […]

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Love is always enough… but is it?

Another session I meant to blog MONTHS ago! Shot this last year in Australia. I met this Momma in Pottery class and couldn’t stop starring at her, she was just so beautiful and I just had this feeling she was a breastfeeding momma. So … I asked and sure enough she was! The rest is […]

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Editorial Mumma

It’s hard being a diamond in a rhinestone life – Dolly Parton {self portraits- some edited, some not, some cropped, some not}

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Rhinestone Life

We connect through our senses. Each time I touch her, smell her, taste her, rustle my lips through her hair or stroke her skin. Each time I bend down and look her in the eyes (REALLY look), or murmer another “I love you” in her ear as she toddles by. Each time she inhales my […]

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Kait + Liv

This beautiful momma to be was so much fun to photograph. We talked the entire shoot and then she fed me snacks and gave me tea! oh and said I could have her saree!!!! Like WHAT! I cannot wait for her little on to be earth-side so we can do more photos. And how beautiful […]

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Malar Day

This is a simple love, that started in a simple place, they knew when we knew; a glance and the destination was chosen. It was always here we would end up, here and nowhere else. Thank you for the trust that began so early, that grew so swift. You are all I never had to […]

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Shayla + Derek

The saguaro is an arborescent cactus species in the monotypic genus Carnegiea, which can grow to be over 40 feet tall. It is native to the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mexican State of Sonora, and the Whipple Mountains and Imperial County areas of California. The saguaro blossom is the state wildflower of Arizona. Wikipedia ~ […]

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Saguaro Prints

So awhile back I bought this piece of fabric from the thrift store. I had a vision for it, still actually do haha. But I decided to take it to Mexico with me to try it out with water and I have to say I was very pleased with what happened! Finding this location was […]

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Gabriella

like a flower in the desert, I had to grow in the cruelest weather, holding on to every drop of rain just to stay alive. but it’s not enough to survive, I want to bloom beneath the blazing sun, and show you all the colours that live inside of me, I want you to see […]

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