For me, photography is pure excitement. My heart is in it and my passion for it overflows. I have always dabbled in a variety of creative outlets: sketching, painting, pottery, music; but photography is my medium of choice. In today's world, technology has turned the art of photography into a mass market where anyone and everyone is a photographer. Photography for me is so much more than a hobby. It is an obsession. My ambition challenges me to rise up and do something that has not been done before in a world when everything has been done.

I am an award-winning professional, shooting for the past ten years. My clean commercial style blended with my bountiful creativity, ability to adapt and think on my toes makes every shoot successful. I enjoy working with other professionals and pulling different talents together to make an amazing final product. I am extremely observant with elements on a set, and I have the patience of a nun. All of these qualities combine together quite nicely. I will accept any challenge, and I am always looking forward to a new day when I can pick up my camera and photograph.

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People ask what I do for fun, I say “photography.” People ask what I do for work, I say “photography.” What for most is relegated to an obsessive hobby I was able to turn into a career, and I am ceaselessly grateful. Pushing that little shutter button shouldn’t be so addictive, but it is....and it doesn’t matter if I am shooting a feature story for a travel magazine, or capturing the groom’s face as he watches his bride walk down the aisle, the “aha” thrill of capturing a decisive moment never ceases to be fun and rewarding.

Next to photography I love a great story, and wedding photography should be a visual narrative. The photos should capture all those little moments, anticipated and surprising, as well as all the carefully planned details that make the day uniquely your own. The details on the dress, the anticipation of walking down the aisle, the proud parents, the tired ring bearer, the dancing friends... and to be charged and trusted to capture this most important of days is an honor and a pleasure.

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