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india calling…

I am off to enjoy my homeland for a couple of weeks. I am sure time will fly by and I will be back before too long. This is my first solo trip after eight years (since my son was born) and am excited to have some time for some creative projects. I will stay […]

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hide and seek

i busted out the film camera to finish off this roll of film. the light was beautiful but challenging. i shot around thirteen frames and eight or more are keepers. the rest are silly faces. he was pretty patient with me this time. the first picture in this series happens to be my favorite of […]

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one little monkey…

…jumping on the bed. I just found the jumping photos as I was prepping the blog post from this family’s portrait session. The six year old and I got to have a little hangout as my son would call it. He jumped on the bed when no one was looking. Nothing like letting off some […]

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out of office

All I have to say is that the boy made me work for this picture. An ode of sorts to Sally Maan, one of my all time favorite photographers. Recently, I got to see, listen and experience her amazingness in San Francisco. She spoke largely about her body of family work offering insight into her […]

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circle of love

This year, I had made a resolve to donate a few sessions for those that would not be able to afford the luxury of a custom portrait session. When my friend mentioned her involvement with a non-profit that works with victims of domestic abuse), I thought it would be amazing to create a story-telling portrait […]

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