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I am a photographer based in Madison, Wisconsin, but I am available for commissions outside of Madison.

I love family and I love storytelling.  As a photographer I get to combine two of my favorite things and it brings me such immense joy!

We all want photos to remember specific moments in time, and I love to give families imagery within the context of their real life. When your children look back on their photos from childhood, the details and the setting are important- the record player, the wallpaper, the cars, the landscape, the clothing, and the hair styles. These are the things that spark conversation between the generations. These are the things that will give your grandchildren a glimpse into their family history. It may be messy, but it’s beautiful.

Get in touch with me. I can’t wait to create imagery to go with your family's stories.

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I love family and I love storytelling.  As a photographer I get to combine these two things, and it's the absolute greatest job in the world! 

A story that often gets retold in my family is from when I was about 6-years-old.  My mom had locked me in my bedroom, because that was the only way to keep me in time out - I was a bit of a wild child!  Wearily, she made her way downstairs to do some housework.  As she peered out the dinning room window, much to her horror, she saw the screen from my bedroom window come crashing down!  She got upstairs just in time to stop me from jumping out of the second floor window.  I don't know how I could have possibly thought that would end well, but that was my 6-year-old prison break plan to get out of time out.  One wild story among many.  

As a child, I loved hearing stories about our family: stories from my grandparents' lives, stories from my parents' lives, stories from my own life before I could remember it, and even re-hearing stories from my childhood that I already remembered well.  Because no matter what generation a story comes from, there will always be kids doing crazy things, overworked parents doing whatever they can to get through each day, sweet tender moments, and countless things to laugh about.  This is real life, in all its glory.    

Not only do I want my clients to spend time reliving their family stories, but I want them to have amazing photos to go with their stories.  And nothing is better than candid shots from real life to help preserve these memories!  No direction I could provide will even compare to the crazy things your kids will come up with on their own.  And no matter how crazy it might make you as parents feel in the moment, you will want to remember it.  Kids are lunatics.  Parenting them is hard.  But loving them is easy.  And they love you right back, which makes it super rewarding.  Get in touch with me.  I want to create amazing imagery to go with your family's stories!