So I started practicing. Family sessions, couples, smaller shoots, anything that gave me a chance to figure out what the heck I was doing. And somewhere in there, it clicked.

I realized I loved photographing people just as much as I loved photographing the places around them.

It didn’t replace my love for landscapes. It literally just expanded it.

And that’s still a huge part of how I photograph today. Obviously the people matter most, but I also want you to remember where you were. The mountains, the ocean, the wind, the weather, all of it.

The place is part of the memory too.

I didn’t start photography with weddings in mind. I started with mountains.

Around 2016, I was constantly outside taking landscape photos on my phone. Hiking, exploring, stopping every five seconds because the light looked pretty. I just loved documenting the places that made me stop and stare.

When the pandemic hit Alaska, I suddenly had a lot more free time, so naturally I spent as much of it in the mountains as possible. I hiked, explored, photographed everything I could, and probably annoyed my friends and family by constantly sending them photos.

Then somewhere along the way, a friend asked me to photograph her engagement. Then her wedding.

I had literally never photographed people before, and I made it very clear that she was taking a pretty big leap of faith. But I said yes.