Behind the

There is a frame from this shoot where the truck sits alone on a desert road at first light, four mountain bikes standing at attention on the rack, red rock glowing on either side. It looks effortless. It looks like somebody pulled over on the way to the trailhead and I happened to be standing […]

There is a frame from this shoot I keep coming back to. Two friends on a picnic blanket, matching corduroy caps, ponytails pulled through the ribbon ties. One of them has turned to say something and the other is mid-laugh. Not the posed kind. The real kind, the kind no photographer can direct, only catch. […]

Every few months, Mari texts me the same way. Not with a full brief. Not with a mood board or a rundown of what she needs from me this time. Just something close to “ready when you are.” A few times a year, for the past 2 years, a box arrives on my doorstep, filled […]

When Ivette and Justin first reached out about headshots, neither of us knew we were starting a months-long project. That’s usually how the best ones begin. They own Val Vista Pharmacy, an independent, family-run pharmacy in Mesa. Husband and wife, building something personal in an industry dominated by chains with fluorescent lighting and forty-foot signs. […]

There’s something special about small businesses that create products.The makers. The dreamers. The women building brands at kitchen tables, late at night, between everything else life demands. And lately? I’ve fallen a little bit in love with photographing them. Most people know me for personal branding and headshots. Helping entrepreneurs show up confidently in front […]