I'm a 28 year old mama to the 2 most beautiful humans on this earth, and a wife of 7 years to a hardworking, blue collar USMC vet.  I've had a camera in my grasp since I was a child. sure it might have been an old polaroid, 

 When I think of true bliss, true happiness, I think about running barefoot on the Oregon Coast, collecting agates and tidepooling with my husband and kids. There's just something about the ocean, it completely consumes me, making me truly feel something, and sets my soul on fire. The raw power, the depth, the sound, the smell, the feel of the sand on my feet and the wind in my hair, it's home, it's my saving grace. I like to think that this deep love of the outdoors and my wild spirit carry on in my photography, and truly make my clients FEEL something, with their photos. 

People have described me as "goofy, real, spontaneous, and adventurous" which I feel are pretty damn spot on references.  Just think of me as the unphotogenic goofy one, that is SURE to make you laugh, whether it's with my snort laugh, or me tripping over something that isn't even there.  Don't think of me as someone that "just does your photos and then leaves, think of me as the professional third wheel. I love getting to know my clients, and tapping into who they really are, and knowing their story. I'm always down to eat some wings, drink some coffee, or hell, even carpool to loosen y'all up, and really feel the vibe of your relationship and your connection, because feeling your connection, can truly reflect the outcome of your photos. 

  As a mother and a wife, real and honest moments are what give me life.  My kids leaning in to give me an unexpected hug, my husband looking at me with nothing but love in his eyes as I comfort our children, those are the photos that mean the most to me, the photos that make me feel something, the photos that I will look at for the rest of my life, and remember that exact moment, and how I felt, because those are real, unscripted, unposed memories. 

  Telling stories through my lens in beautiful places for a living, is what I am MEANT to do. I could not ask for a better job. ew, I hate even calling it a job, because it's not, it's not a "job" when you love doing it. It's my life.  this journey so far has been wild to say the very least, but I cannot wait to see where this takes me. 

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If I sound like someone you would love to work with, then please, don't hesitate to                    so that we can capture some beautiful memories for you

but the love of photography was still there. I got my first job at 16, and I felt stuck in between those 4 walls, like a bird trapped in a cage. I felt like there was no way that I was meant to do that for the rest of my life.
At 21 I married the love of my life, who, was at that time an active duty Marine, which moved us to an oddly beautiful place smack dab in the middle of the Mojave Desert. Shortly after, I had my first son, which led me back to having a camera in hand, documenting my pregnancy. From then on, I had fellow military spouses wanting me to take their photos, and then....it kind of just took off!

   I have 'Wanderlust Syndrome' incredibly bad, I long to explore the world, much more than most people I talk to, it's quite annoying how much I want to travel, actually. . I am a sushi connoisseur, I have way too many plants, consistently finding myself hiding new plants I buy from my husband, I'm a Disneyland enthusiast,  and I am obsessed with orcas. like...obsessed... because much like me, they long to explore, can't handle being trapped inside of 4 walls, while thriving in the wild.