09/04/2026
I think the way we love
changes the way we remember.
And somewhere along the way,
it changed the way I photograph, too.
I used to think I loved photography because I loved beautiful things.
But life has taught me it was never really about beautiful photographs.
It was about keeping what I could.
A laugh.
A touch.
A season of life that was already passing while I was living it.
Because eventually, ordinary things become precious.
A bag that once belonged to my grandparents is one I carry now.
Not because it is anything extraordinary…but because they were.
And they aren’t here anymore.
My mom isn’t here anymore either.
But sometimes I can slip my arms into a jacket that was once hers and feel a little closer to a life I would give anything to step back into for just a moment.
Loss has taught me something I wish I didn’t have to learn:
We never know which ordinary moments we’ll someday ache to remember.
And through every season the beautiful ones, the painful ones,
the ones I understood and the ones I didn’t
Jesus has been there.
He has been so gentle with my story.
And I believe He has given me this little life and this work
to steward, not simply to build.
So maybe this is why I photograph the way I do.
Why I’m always watching for the hand reaching for yours.
The way your baby settles into your chest.
The laugh that happens after everyone stops trying to be perfect.
The things that don’t seem important yet. Because someday, they might be everything.
When you trust me with your family, I get to step into your story for such a small moment.
And I don’t take that lightly.
I want to see you as you are.
To notice what you might miss because you’re busy living it.
To give you photographs that don’t simply show what your life looked like…but remind you how it felt.
And when I think about where God has brought me…
the people I’ve loved, the people I miss, the family I get to come home to, and the families who keep inviting me
into their lives
I just feel grateful.
Grateful
For Jesus.
For this life.
For the stories that came before me.
And for every story I am trusted to hold for a moment.
