I knew immediately after I received a message from Stephanie Leet a few months back that I had to get her in front of my camera. Our shoot was inspired by 90's grunge, shot around the St. John's bridge, and way too much fun because Steph is an all-around badass (& a new Mom!)  I am hopelessly in love with snapbacks, army prints, sneakers, and oversized anything. All of the shirts we used were provided by the killer brand, Haight Ashbury Co. http://www.haightashburyco.com We shot as the sun was setting and the light was at the perfect point above the tree tops, and pockets of lost light were bouncing off the river. I busted out my favorite Instax camera quite a bit for this shoot. I could rave on forever about how happy I am withe the final results, but I'll spare you. 

Happy June to all you summer sun chasers!

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     There is nothing more important to the human spirit than passion. Nothing is as absolute and promising as letting energy flow through you for something you love. It is also just as fulfilling to see that same feeling encompass someone you care for. As long as you have some kind of passion, any kind of passion, you have something going for you. Find what you love and fucking take it, hold on to those dreams, fight for yourself and those you love. Tear at it with sharp teeth, make a fool of yourself, fail...but try...always try... and always live. 

Get Naked

  There's nothing better than the feeling of the setting sun on your bare skin, slipping off your jeans at the end of a long day, and feeling all around confident without your clothes on. There is no perfect body, just as there is no correct human being. Everyone likes different body types, and that there is no "most attractive" figure. We all have scars, stretch marks, birth marks, hair, and little insecurities... We are much harder on ourselves than anyone else. Let someone love those insecurities and quirks about you instead of worrying over them. I've always been partial to art with some nudity. I like a photograph to be simple, personal, and clean. I love the images capturing the crease of a bare elbow, a clean makeup-less face, bed head hair, or an image of lovers… fresh faced and happy waking up to the dawn.  I just love an image that's real and messy... even a little dirty...an image that reminds you that we are all just human. 

…Here are a few of my most recent and favorite images baring a little bit of skin…

Three weeks ago I packed up my teeny-tiny car with all of my belongings and took to the road again. This time to Portland Oregon. I fell in love with the city along a road trip this past summer, and I just couldn't shake it off. I longed to go back to the city that instantly felt so comfortable, and so ready to be explored. For a few years now, something I constantly tell myself is..."if you're debating doing something, just do it." I don't know how long I'll be here, or where I'll end up, but I kind of like not knowing. One thing is for sure, I always have a damn good time. Here's a few images from a few days ago. They were inspired by this unusually beautiful sunshine, the colors and flowers of the spring earth, geometrics, and new things to come. 

Model: Izzy Scott

facial jewelry: Urban Outfitters

The Beginning

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    I've always been a restless soul, hunting for the next anything to make me feel ALIVE. As a younger girl I would make lists constantly, a habit that I continue today. I would write lists about where I wanted to go, what I wanted to see, the people I wanted to meet, and I would photograph everything. I permanently had a disposable camera with me, and  I have one inside of my bag at this moment. When I got to high school I remember crying to my Mom, full of wanderlust, saying, "something was missing, something in me was aching to experience a new life, to create a world of my own." After attending college in small-town Wisconsin for two semesters, I packed up my bags and took to the skies, headed to California. By this time photographing had already become my outlet, my way to express myself, to show how I saw the world. Photographing is that THING, the thing that I can't explain, the thing that sets my soul on fire. In the past year I have grown into myself more than any other. With my camera in hand I have photographed some of my favorite clothing lines, been flown across the country to capture total strangers and musicians, documented my friends and family in their happiest moments, seen love grow and change through my lens, chased that ever-changing Wild Sun I so long for, and never let myself forget my passions and my blessings. Two weeks ago I packed up my bags yet again and followed the unfamiliar road to Portland Oregon. Who knows how long I'll stay put, but I know it will be quite the adventure. 

Here are some of my favorite photographs that I have taken in the past year . 

Please enjoy.