I started with my grandfather’s 35mm camera and a darkroom in high school. Processing film, printing in the darkroom — it became a practice I never stopped. That foundation led to a BFA in Photography from CCA, and eventually to this.

My approach is rooted in something I’d call directed candor. I am not a photojournalist. I will move you, arrange the light, reshape the room — because I want the images to be honest and beautiful. Those two things are not in conflict if you know what you’re doing.

I draw from music, film, and fine art. I work in natural light and a strong flash. I’m after the image that stops time — the one that ends up on your wall and still means something in thirty years.

My work has appeared in Vogue, Martha Stewart Weddings, Brides, The Knot, and California Wedding Day.

I take a select number of weddings each year.

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