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LEONORA & AUSTIN GET MARRIED || MINNESOTA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

Filed in : Abroad, Wedding

He’ll tell you, “I just thought of the best possible person I could be with, and the best woman I knew was Lea.” She’ll tell you, “I never even thought of him that way.”** And I’ll tell you, it’s a special kind of thing to catalog the starting day in marriage of two people you […]

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A LOOK INTO THE FAMILY TIMES

Filed in : Abroad, Personal

It’s been about 15 years since we were all together. All under the same roof. Let me put it this way. Last time I was around every single one of my maternal family members, I was missing teeth and still shoving water balloons into my swimsuit, because who wouldn’t be convinced by water filled laytex […]

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SEATTLE || WITH ANDRIA

Filed in : Abroad, Lifestyle, Personal, Portrait, Uncategorized

The plane dipped below the clouds and it was as sunny on the streets as it was in the sky. Not the Seattle anyone had ever told me about. But sweet geez, I was in heaven amongst the most beautifully blossomed city I’d ever seen. All sun, all green, sun dresses and bare legs. That […]

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LEX & JOSH, EVER IN LOVE // MN PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER

Filed in : Abroad, Lifestyle, Lovers, Portrait, Sweet Lovin'

You’ve seen these babes before. If you know what’s good for you, you’ll gaze at them again. There’s something incredibly freeing about taking your time to venture and roam to find beauty in unknown places. These two always calm me down. It’s Lex and Josh, coming to you from the Suburbs of Minnesota. Directly after […]

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WRANGELL // SENIOR PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER

Filed in : Abroad, Portrait, Seniors

This past October I boarded the milk run plane bound for Wrangell, AK. 1 hour to Juneau and a a few whopping 12 minute flights as we pin balled our way to Wrangell. I stepped off the plane into an airport the size of a postage stamp. And as I waited for my ride on […]

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THE H.H. BOOGIE UNSHOP 2013 // MOUNT VERNON, OH

Filed in : Abroad, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized

It happened a few months back. Another photographer posted about the wicked sweet products they had found in a company called H.H. Boogie . So. Naturally- intrigue led to exploring that eventually landed me on the page of “The Unshop.” A non workshop feeling photographer gathering put on by H.H. Boogie in Ohio, saturated with […]

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Minneapolis // Part 3.

Filed in : Abroad

The solace you feel, you know- the deep down soul kind- as you walk into a room full of people who really know you. No pretense. No masks. You can stop trying so hard And just BE. Your worries just sort of dissolve. You know what I’m talking about? I hope you’ve experienced it, because […]

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Minneapolis// Part 1.

Filed in : Abroad, Sweet Lovin'

One month ago I left my home in Alaska behind and got on a plane homeward bound to a home of a different kind. Minneapolis, MN. This is part one. This is Lexey and Josh. Coming off of nearly 5 years serving on staff at a discipleship school, Lexey moved back to her hometown of […]

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Un Lugar Donde Mi Corazón Está En Reposo.

Filed in : Abroad

I spent this past summer in one of my second homes- Cachi, Costa Rica. My third time to return, my heart beat faster just at the chance to see the family I had tucked away in that lush green valley. Landscape aside, there is nothing miraculous about this small town- until you get to know […]

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