05/27/2026
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
For a long time, I thought the answer was “photographer.”
But I think it’s deeper than that.
Through a lot of hard seasons in my life, I was always searching for light.
Trying to find beauty in small moments. Trying to hold onto joy even when life felt heavy.
There was a time where I was surviving more than living.
I was present physically, but mentally I was carrying so much that I don’t think I fully let myself feel the little moments around me.
Maybe that’s why today, I notice them so much.
The way a child laughs when they feel comfortable.
The way a mom finally relaxes after saying she hates being in photos.
The little in-between moments where someone forgets to be insecure and just… exists.
I think deep down, what I’ve always wanted is to help people feel seen.
Safe. Understood. Beautiful.
Even if it’s just for a moment.
Because we’re all carrying something people can’t see.
And if someone leaves my studio feeling a little lighter, a little more confident, a little more okay…
then I’ve done my job.