My oldest, Caedon.
Sony RX1r
Cactus and Bloom
One of my neighbors has a pretty serious collection of cacti planted in the front yard like some crazy Northwest desert and they are all going through bloom cycles right now. Just as I got ready to release the shutter a #bee arrived to do a little work.
Swings Abandoned
Grandma and Evangeline
My sister Summer flew to Portland from Phoenix for the weekend and brought her youngest, 10 month old Evangeline along for the trip. As Summer was here for a friend's wedding, my parents came up for the weekend to watch Evangeline during the rehearsal and ceremony. I snuck this one just before we left the house for an errand.
Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai
A few weeks ago I spent a couple days with the team at Pip's Original Doughnuts and Chai in NE Portland. There's nothing quite like an all-access pass so you can get up close with those tiny doughnuts and the wonderful folks who make them!
The owners Nate and Jamie Snell have built a business based on a spirit of family, community and great food. From the recipes, the way they treat their employees, and the decor and feel of their beautiful space on NE Fremont, it's clear there's something special going on here.
Nate was recently featured on the Podcast Right at the Fork where they dig into the origins of Pip's, how they were inspired to do this combination of doughnuts and hand-crafted chai and what the future holds. I really liked hearing more about the way they are striving to build a true community with other folks in the vibrant food scene here in Portland.
I'm honored to partner with them and you'll see some of these photos appearing in their social media feeds over the next few weeks.
Blossoms on Blue
I've been incredibly busy with photos lately. Mass quantities of photos. I'm not used to this much post processing. While I was looking for a different photo, I stumbled across this one from a couple months back. I love the combination of colors and it brings me right back to those early days of Portland spring.
A New Normal
I haven't talked about it here at all, but in early February, I left my corporate banking career. It was a great season in my life, and provided stability when we were starting our family. I met so many amazing people, both co-workers and clients and learned so much about how people do life, run businesses and make decisions.
In many ways, my clients inspired me to make this change. So many of them are completely enamored with their work. Whether running a small business, corporate management, commissioned sales or something really creative or entrepreneurial. I was jealous.
For many years, I've had the itch to work for myself, but it can be daunting to make that leap, especially when there isn't a clear path for how to do it, or what it will look like. This year, Emily's career success, lots of souls searching, research,inspiration and some amazing opportunities all aligned and I'm now doing some meaningful work that I love. I'm absolutely sure that it will be a long-term growing and learning process and thankfully I've had some amazing friends that have given encouragment and real-world, no-bullshit advice.
I chose this photo because I took it during a morning walk with Bailey after dropping the kids off at school, which has become part of my new routine- My new normal. I'm working harder than ever, juggling multiple projects and house-husbandry, but taking time every day to get outside, clear my head and dream. I've never been happier and can't wait to see where this goes.
As far as specifics, I'm primarily doing environmental portrait photography, business and non-profit documentary photography and website/brand consultation. I'll be sharing some of my work right here very soon!
Nate, Pip's and the First-Timers
A few weeks back I reached out to Nate and Jamie Snell the owners of Pip's Original Donuts here in Portland about doing a documentary photoshoot of their amazing location, people, community spirit and of course the Donuts.
As we were standing there in the shop talking about the project, some first-time customers walked in and Nate took the opportunity to step away from our conversation to do what he does best. There's an enthusiasm and care that goes into everything they do and I can't wait to share the photos from my 2 sessions at the shop.