I take photographs, I’m not in them. That used to be my truth. Passionate about capturing moments, freezing beauty all around me, I have collected thousands of memories. Treasures for my children and grand children to enjoy in years to come. All present in photographs, but one. Me. As a little girl, I saw pictures in […]

Though I’ve photographed these wonderful people several times, this time was different. Familiarity and comfort, combined with a picturesque backdrop, led to my ideal style of family photography. Minimal staging.  Lots of exploring.  Children playing. No perfected pose.  Wind in hair.  Genuine interaction. These are real moments.  Nothing contrived here.  They walk, I watched… and […]

I met Ellie in the airport, both about to board a plane to South Padre Island.  She’s made this trip every year of her life, this was my first time. But we were both eager to get to the beach to feel the wind and waves. Ellie didn’t know what Katy and I had planned.  That we […]

I read a quote the other day that really struck me. In Donald Miller’s book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, he shares how we don’t remember even half of our lives. He went on to share about how his friend Bob had written “more than five hundred pages of memories… He said he […]