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Finished portraits, sneak peeks, and behind-the-lens insights from some of my favorite sessions.

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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. […]