Olivia

Olivia, your beauty and talent are truly inspiring.

A Glimpse

Here is a glimpse from today's shoot with Olivia.  More coming soon...

The Journey to 9/11

"She was the kind of person everyone liked" Nita told me about her old roommate and friend.  Nita and her friend, who we'll call Anna, were both airline attendants.  Anna was working on one of the planes when it hit the World Trade Center on 9/11.  It's been nearly ten years since Nita's dared to venture to the heart of the city, fearing the pain would break her completely.  She's fought panic attacks and heartbreak, but today she won.  Through crowded New York street-ways, tourists and taxis; she walked silently with intent.  Not even her newly fractured ankle or myself (the lingering tourist) slowed her down.  Getting there didn't exactly ease her mind, but released her external fear.  The loss of Anne still hurts, but it helps to remember.

For me, the experience humanized a far away tragedy.  Nita told me details only flight attendants knew; of how these brave pilots and attendants made many attempts to stop the course of that day.  How they stopped fearing for themselves and started fighting for the rest of us.  If any good were to come of this, I would hope that we would choose to live lives worth their saving.  Our hearts still brake for them.

 

 

 

New York

Philly local

Laura Hill Cemetary in Philladelphia

 It's 2:30am in Philadelphia right now and it seems like the only available time to blog.  Philly is beautiful.  I love the the mixture of architecture; old world+modern+urban.  The resources that were poured into these buildings, bridges and even tombstones in the late 1800's is so impressive.  It's as though these carved a voice into existence.  So much more, I need to rest up for New York:)

Adam and Chelsie

In all the images we took, I just kept coming back to this blurry image, something about the mood in this one drew me in. 

Olivia

Winter Frost

Amy and Brett

Album Art #2

From the 'Rain' set of images.  I feel so blessed to take part in a new release by Jerod Birchell.  Be sure to check out his work here.

Jenna

 

 

 It's always exciting to watch friends go through the process of having their first child.  There's this anticipation that's incomparable.  It's a process that seems to drag on for an eternity with great wonderment at every turn.  It's a chapter of question marks and learning, met in the end with an unconditional love with the unforeseen force of a brick wall.  I never believed in love at first sight until my son was born.  I look forward to seeing my friends Josh and Jenna in their new lives, thrown completely upside-down and inside out by son and loving every minute.  Congrats to you both, I can't wait to meet him!