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January 23, 2019

Annie and Luke were married on a warm November day under the shade of an oak tree at Havana Springs Resort. I knew from our first meeting over coffee that their day would be special. These are two of the most genuine people I have had the pleasure of getting to know and photographing. Their […]

Maybe it’s because I’m a sucker for black and white. Maybe it’s because Emily is and has always been the classiest lady I know. Maybe it’s because I’m feeling sentimental that in exactly one month my best friend is marrying her best guy. Or, maybe it’s a combination of all three! But, as I was […]

Hanna and I went to school together most of our lives. Growing up, I remember people getting us mixed up at church all the time! Two little blonde haired girls running around, I can see how it happened! Flash forward, years later, I get to watch as Hanna has little blonde haired girls of her […]

Y’all know how much this family means to me. Meredith and I have been friends since the awkward teenage years. It has been such a joy of mine to watch her transition into the most gracious mother, and an even greater joy to photograph it! Last weekend, I hung out one with the Taylors one […]

A few years ago, I started documenting my summer using a 35mm Canon AE-1 gifted to me by my Grandpa. It’s become a tradition that I look forward to all year – a visual journal, capturing brief moments in time of my favorite season. I’ve written about film on many occassions. Like that one time […]