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a little bird told me

quiet moments, fleeting moments  View full post »

ode to the cherry blossom

these are one of my very favorite trees. i always look forward to this beautiful time of year and cant help but want toView full post »

chasing spring

time spent with my friend on a sunday afternoon adventuring through our little town. the air was soft with light yellowView full post »

lisa & corey : engaged

On a warm February afternoon in Santa Cruz, I photographed these two lovers. Lisa and Corey are perfect together! it wasView full post »

from early FebruaryView full post »

little moments over the holidaysView full post »

ventured out recently on a little quest to find these wondrous mushrooms and finish off my roll of film. what a pleasantView full post »

portraits: the hernandez family

Here are some favorites of mine I took of this sweet family I photographed recently on a beautiful December afternoon inView full post »

film roll

Been admiring the new growth from the rains lately with my Nikon F2. I love film.View full post »

“How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!”- John Muir I could sit here with you forever ImagesView full post »

 captured on film, portra 400View full post »

“The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blowsView full post »

it is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happinessView full post »

charlotte’s web

this is charlotte, a garden spider in my front yard.  As silly as it sounds, she’s grown on my dad and i. we findView full post »

september’s cure

i promise myself that i will enjoy every minute of the day that is given to me to liveView full post »

sister love : ashley & brittany

I love these gals. They are fraternal twins, and some of the best people I know.  View full post »

adventures in gardening

a couple months ago i decided i want a garden full of flowers. it’s been my little big projectView full post »

bailey

“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” she will be missedView full post »

ben & tessa

their special day spent under the redwoods with lifelong friends and family. this is what love & happiness looksView full post »

after the storm

in the depth of my soul there is a wordless songView full post »

june afternoon

One of those out-of-the-ordinary days that made sense of the slew of ordinary days- colum mcannView full post »

makena & brooklyn

I’ve been wanting to photograph these girls for awhile now, and was finally able to last week! My heart meltedView full post »

wander

Recent snaps. Below is one of the baby frogs in my backyard. We had what looked like over 50 of them! I watched themView full post »

film roll: pet portraits

This is my friend Tera. She has some of the cutest little family members and invited me to come photograph them. Her catView full post »

film roll

I forgot how much I missed film until I finished off a roll recently. When I was a senior in high school I began usingView full post »

portraits: erin&wade

Love these two. and ducklings.  View full post »

portraits: baby melanie

Yesterday I got to photograph a delightful little girl. She will turn 1 in a couple weeks :) You might remember thisView full post »

sweetest fruit

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. – ThoreauView full post »

kanten

the last day of curlsView full post »

birthday

It was Hailey’s (to the right) 14th birthday last Saturday and we had a really fun shoot together with her bestView full post »

animism

my little escapes in between papers and studying.. only a few more weeks of the semester and I’m free as a birdView full post »

april showers

make me thirsty photos taken in my yard. the rains are coming and I’m already missing the flowers..View full post »

little piece of heaven

A few days ago my dad thought of me when he came across an article in the San Jose Mercury newspaper about a local guy,View full post »

everyday

If there is any secret to this life I live, this is it: the sound of what cannot be seen sings within everything thatView full post »

portraits : Jesycah

This girl exudes confidence. It was such a joy to photograph her, and it couldn’t have been a more beautiful dayView full post »

in bloom

I love cherry blossom trees. Their color and fragrance fill me up with so much happiness. These photographs were takenView full post »

Baby G

First birthdays. Can they be any more precious? Capturing moments like these are what make my heart sing. As GiannaView full post »

everyday

momentary sunshine on the pacific Wispy clouds amongst the stars atop Bear Creek RdBruce, the friendly pup1/2/12 sunsetView full post »

evening

a few shots from this evening with my buddy View full post »

december

enjoying the view from the Santa Cruz Wharf last SaturdayPumpkin chocolate chip cookies I made for my familyThe newestView full post »

this world is but a canvas to our imaginations.

This was this past Saturday’s sunset at Pigeon Point. My good friend and I drove up the coast for a littleView full post »

everyday

Among my endless list of things that I am grateful for, color is a big one;  Being able to see and experience suchView full post »

the last slice of october

A little bundle of my favorite shots from this weekend. Pumpkin carving, treats, warm weather, and cute faces make for aView full post »

everyday

catch, then, o catch the transient hour; improve each moment as it flies! photo taken this evening at Sea Cliff Beach. &View full post »

Private: Baby Melanie Ann

This is one happy baby! My friend Corrin came over to introduce me to her little sunshine and have photographs taken. AsView full post »

Life is a great bundle of little things.

This past weekend was filled with smiles, surprises, laughter, pups, mud, smores, and love! My face feels sore from allView full post »

it is not from ourselves that we learn to be better than we are

This morning I took a little trip to the Natural Bridges Farm to see what new flowers and vegetables have sprung up.View full post »

i am just a speck of dust inside a giant’s eye

What a crazy beautiful week it has been. Sometimes when you feel like the weight on your shoulders gets too heavy, itView full post »

Portraits: Lili

Among the endless list of things that I love.. meeting new people is a big one; and lucky for me I got to meet (andView full post »

Private: sundays

soccer (win), new friends, old friends, good music and sunshine are all I need on a Sunday afternoon. and someView full post »