"Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.” 
Sue Monk Kidd

Stories that matter

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Berta and Pao welcomed us to their home in Sololá, Guatemala. Pao attends The Collective of women at Mujeres con Capacidad de Soñar a Colores and invited us over to interview and photograph their family in their home. Pao’s mother is Berta and shares that she heard about The Collective from another woman in her […]

”She is affectionately open and everyone knows her in the community.”

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Feriha and Hisham reached out to create some images to better share their brand story as relators. I love partnering with other business owners to create images that reflect and elevate their story for their online spaces. If you are building a business online and in person a Creative Portrait Session could help you share […]

Real Estate Headshot Session

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Estela stands tall even as a woman with short stature. Her confidence and beauty is quiet and bold and as she shared her story it was clear just how hard fought this confidence in her abilities is despite an accident that threatened to steal her mobility and joy. She now inspires others to break barriers […]

“you are saying I can’t but I want to and I will”

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That my kids love learning about other cultures is one of the greatest joys of parenting for me. Today we celebrated Lunar New Year in Chinatown & enjoyed the parade, Evy practiced her Mandarin, & we ate all the things. Grateful for this adventure.

Lunar New Year in Chinatown

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Being invited into sacred moments and spaces in families lives’ is a gift of photography. I am so grateful to be invited in to the Browning family’s adoption finalization. It was on zoom and attended online by family to support the family. Adoption is not simple- ever-there is joy and trauma and so many emotions. […]

Adoption Day

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Kristen & Paul had an intimate wedding ceremony at her mother’s home with just a small group of family and friends present to celebrate their union. It was a special celebration of their relationship and family and it was an absolute honor to photograph their day. I am so glad I convinced them to rust […]

Kristen + Paul

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Dr. Tammira Lucas is a vibrant leader that values hard work and notices the gifts of others around her. She also has a confidence that is clearly hard fought through learning and personal and business growth. Her presence and leadership inspires people. She is one of the The Witness Fellows this year and in addition […]

“Moving past a scarcity mentality”

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This Saturday was the MOST fun event!! Your Entrepreneur Hype Squad had a Blow Outs & Headshots event to benefit the MS Society and we had such a blast. It was about WAY more than creative portraits and headshots. It was a hype session of encouragement and celebrating everyone. We get our hair styled perfectly […]

Styled Headshot Hype Sessions

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”Now I’m confident I have rights and appreciate the opportunity to be a part of the Collective.” It is powerful to be in the presence of a woman who knows her value and worth. Vivian Cecilia Quisquina Coj greets us with a warm smile and an open door to her home. I was able to interview […]

”all women are able and given space to share equally”

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