12/06/2026
One of my goals this year was to finally start using more of the locations I have saved.
If you could see my Google Maps, you'd probably laugh. I have hundreds of pins saved all across Bavaria. Mountains, lakes, forests, flower fields, hidden roads, charming villages... places I've discovered over the years and promised myself I'd photograph in one day. This was one of them.
When this beautiful lady first reached out to me and shared her story, I immediately knew exactly where I wanted to take her. She told me about her battle with cancer. About everything she had gone through. About wanting to celebrate this chapter of life and everything she had overcome. And the second I heard her story, this location popped into my head.
I could already picture her standing here. I could already see the colors, the light, the movement, the feeling I wanted these images to have. When I suggested a flying dress session and she said yes without hesitation, I got even more excited. So I ordered the dress. We packed everything up, drove out together, and spent the evening creating these images. And honestly, I don't think I could have asked for a more perfect session.
What made these photos special wasn't just the location. It wasn't the dress. It wasn't even the light. It was the trust. She trusted me when I described a location she had never seen before. She trusted me when I said, "I have a vision." She trusted me when I told her this would be worth it.
As photographers, we spend so much time imagining photographs before they even exist. Sometimes we drive past a place and instantly know exactly what it could become. We see the final image long before we ever pick up the camera.
When a client trusts that vision, that's when the magic happens. And standing there watching her in that dress, and celebrate everything she had overcome, I felt incredibly grateful to be the person documenting it. Because this session was about so much more than pretty photos.
It was about strength. It was about resilience. It was about celebrating a woman who fought one of the hardest battles imaginable and came out the other side.
And I can't think of a better reason to create beautiful photographs.