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Welllllll I've pretty much ignored all social media advice for the last month (longer than that but especially then), but it was just the space I needed to put all my energy into my WEB REFRESH that is now LIVE! I have no idea what's cool out here in photography now, but for the first time in 5.5 years of shooting for RJI, I feel like it 110% represents what I'm about in a way that is adequately risky / not too safe. It feels like this photo from a while ago (sorry Harper for being in this analogy) — very tender but like I'm finally home. I couldn't be more proud of this baby. I poured my heart and soul into it so that even if I'm off here sometimes you get to see into my work and life. (I don't know why it took me this long, but sometimes you follow your intuition of stepping aside from your work for a little bit only to come back to it with a newfound presence. The best thing!) I'll be sharing some of the poetry I spent (too many) hours selecting in the next few weeks and then probably going back into SEO hibernation. It would mean the world if you went to that link in my bio and let me know if anything resonated with you!!

Someone mentioned to me that it was odd that pictures these days always cut heads off. (Ha, I hadn't even noticed!) After some reflection I realized it's hard for me to understand. While I remember the faces of those I love most who are no longer on earth (Oma and Opa) I never know if I just remember them from photos. But their hands— I remember exactly how they felt, the wrinkles, the veins, the way they spoke passionately with them. I hope focusing on specific things people do (like the way they hold their hands) rather than cutting off the full image of them, only serves to add to its depth. Image of me by @michellegardella www.michellegardella.com who I love so!!

I'm deeeeeeeeeep in the weeds redoing my website (and adding so much new, rather vulnerable content! no more hiding behind the screen!!) and I keep thinking of what I read from the @wearetheparsons - how posing is such a fine line that can never feel forced to the couple. And it's best when it's not informed by the visuals we digest online. This photo here, I guess you could think I posed them into something you've seen before from a list. But no, they said 'we always do this!!!' and the moment unfolded before me. I could have stopped it perhaps in the chase of something more overtly different than the norm, something more insta-friendly, but the greatest joy I have as a photographer is shooting things that bring smiles to my couples' faces. Not my own fame. And the way they look at each other here, happens to bring a lot of joy to my face too.

So dark but I do love a low light shot. Always fun to shoot in a new venue 🍻

Paris felt like tiptoeing on an imaginary line between the past and the present—everything had a twinge of nostalgia, from the new to the old. It also felt oddly familiar, like I could move there and feel part of the city (unlike New York that often feels so disjointed and confused about its identity, though that is something I love about it).

intuitive art-making with the lovely @thekatieyuen who always knows just how to use her voice 🕯

photo credit on site: Michelle Gardella / Megan Yanz Photography / Abigail Yasmeen / Nick Collingwood Vintage