A camera’s been basically glued to my hands since childhood. I didn’t fall in love with photography because of the technical stuff, but because of the way it can make someone light up when they see themselves. That’s what I want for you: to feel beautiful and confident in front of my lens.

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I’m inspired by the Arizona desert, vibrant colors, and people who love out loud.

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Zina + AJ // Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Zina and AJ were a match made in heaven, their love for each other radiates. They are getting sealed TODAY in the Gilbert Arizona Temple! (So we currently are out of the office shooting her dreamy wedding but we have scheduled this blog post to post as soon as she exited the temple!) We can’t […]

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Hermana Love, She’s home!

In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons, LDS) the young and old can choose to serve a mission. During these missions they leave their homes and their families for 1.5 to 2 years to teach the gospel to other people in another place. They can be called to go anywhere in […]

Personal

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Poppy Season in Arizona

Earlier this week I saw a Facebook post about a mountain of wild poppies in the desert and there was no way that I wasn’t going to check them out. We found some time and planned the trip! We searched for a couple of friends to go with us to model but we couldn’t find […]

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