About me

It started with an old black and white photograph of my dad, as a high school student, standing on a chair in the snow taking a photograph of something on the ground. 

He was working on a project for his high school photography class, and I thought it looked fun.
Three of my brothers went on to take high school photography before me, so it was only natural that I should do the same. For years, it was the highlight of my day.

Finding new, creative ways to photograph the every day, swishing chemicals around to develop the film and finally, watching your photo come to life in the dark room. 

I was hooked.

After graduating, and loosing access to a dark room, I wasn't sure what to do with my passion.

I continued taking photos, because, well, I just couldn't stop, but without developing my own film I felt like I was being robbed of so much of the create process.

During this time, many people were beginning to make the switch to digital photography, it felt like my photographic world was going to end! I was stubborn, holding on, with a death grip, to my precious film. 

They took my dark room away, but there was no way anyone would take my film away!

Then one day it happened. 

I was introduced to photoshop. All that creativity taking place in the dark room, was available to me again in photoshop. Once again, I felt complete as a photographer, having control of the entire process. 

Meanwhile, In 2007 I was planning for the birth of my first child. I spent countless hours researching and preparing for a natural unmedicated birth. Around 35 weeks my plans were suddenly threatened when I learned she was breech. I started trying everything to turn her, and looking for a doctor who would deliver her if she didn't turn. She didn't turn and no one would deliver her breech. I gave her all the time I could, but when my water broke at 37 weeks, the game was over, and I went in for a c-section. It was pretty crushing at the time, but it started me on a path that has led to where I am today. Fast forward to 2009 as I prepared for my second child. More countless hours researching and preparing for a natural vbac. All this time learning about how birth works, and what we are capable of, is growing my passion for birth. 33 weeks hits, and I'm diagnosed with preeclampsia. Within 24 hours of diagnosis, my placenta was dying, my son's heart rate was dropping and he had to be taken out. Again, it was crushing. All that time, all that passion, and I didn't even get the chance to feel one single contraction. My fire burned stronger though, fueled by my ever growing passion for natural birth. Nearly three years later, I was given another chance. More time, more passion, and more motivation then ever.

 I made it, a week past due, I felt every single contraction and pushed my largest baby out!

Words cannot even begin to describe the feelings of accomplishment, and joy that came with my son that December morning. 

I tell you all of this because this birth journey has led me to be the photographer I am striving to be today. 

With a  recent move, I was questioning if I really wanted to continue photography. I was feeling 'called' to pursue something with birth, but I wasn't sure exactly what I wanted to do, anything 'medical' was not up my ally. 

After much thought and contemplation I found that birth photography was a perfect merge of my two greatest passions. 

Still working with families, and babies of all ages, for now,

 but working on moving my focus to primarily maternity, birth and newborns.