Photographs are the
gift of remembering.
I often think of my grandmother. How I would give anything to be sitting with her on the patio at her south Alabama home in the muggy heat of the summer. She would set up paints and let us try our best at creating anything that semi-resembled the flowers in her backyard, while she steadily painted away at a masterpiece next to us.
The people who fill ours lives shape us. It’s the hand squeeze our mom gives us right before we go on stage for our big ballet performance, or our dads pep talk before the championship soccer game. The memories of grandparents massive hugs that seem to overtake us, and goofing off with your siblings that probably got us into trouble.
I hold close the photos of family members I never got to meet, or those who pasted long before they should have. Time moves quickly, and our memories become what we hold onto. And if you’re anything like me, the photos help me remember.
They help me remember my childhood, my family members dear faces when I live across the country from them, and they help me remember the beautiful life I am building with my partner, Craig.
I realized how quickly our memories fade and how easily a photo can bring me back to a memory that could’ve otherwise been lost.
All of these ramblings have become the woven foundation of my work. I think of the words I wrote years ago about this business: “Fashioning honest + heartfelt memories into a documented legacy.” I wanted this work to be about something more than a trend or pretty instagram photos. It’s about humanity, the shortness of life, and creating something that helps us remember.
I’m an East Tennessee girl who married a West Colorado boy, now living somewhere in-between and traveling often.
My partner, Craig, and I met in a film class and with one smile, we new there was something more. After five years of dating, long distance, and some cross country moves, we are married and officially building our lives together. I often call us a social butterfly of a couple. We are quick to jump in on plans with friends and ready for a good time.
On the flip side, we can get lost in a conversation with a new or old friend and value relationships most in life. This is one of the reason we love taking photos. To document life means we are in the business of people, not trends or perfection. To get to show up on a wedding day as a human to connect, put at ease, and lean into the day, is the best job in the world.
Our medium of choice is film photography, although we also shoot digital formats too. The reason I have fallen in love with film is because of the timeless quality it produces. It speaks our values of preserving heritage and living in the present moment.