08/02/2025
It’s been five years—and if I’m being real, it often feels like I haven’t even scratched the surface of the goals and dreams I once set for myself.
When I first picked up a camera, yes, money was part of the motivation. But more than that, I was desperate for a distraction—something to help me survive the betrayal and humiliation I was facing in one of the hardest chapters of my life.
Photography became my safe space. My form of healing.
Despite everything I was going through, you—my clients, my community—welcomed me in. You trusted me with your love stories, your milestones, your memories. & while I was preserving pieces of your world, you were helping me reclaim pieces of mine.
You may not have realized it, but you’ve witnessed me at my lowest more often than at my best.
And still, here I am—for the first time in a long time—ready.
Ready to honor you and the moments you’ve built—because they deserve to be seen, shared, and celebrated.
But before anything else, I wanted to thank you.
Thank you for seeing me—for embracing what you saw on the surface and holding space for everything underneath.
Pregnancy forced me to slow down(twice since launching TSP)—but it also gave me space to be real. Because let’s be honest, motherhood is never easy.
I jumped into full-time photography a few years ago thinking it would be the perfect plan. But truthfully, I had no clear roadmap—only a desire to be home with my kids. I got that, but in the process, I watched my business suffer. I lost my passion. I became my own harshest critic & my work no longer spoke to me.
I thought I needed time away—and I did.
Not to escape photography, but to stop comparing my path to everyone else’s.
All those “plans” I made got jumbled and pushed aside while I grew my family. And the version of myself I felt I was neglecting?
She doesn’t even exist anymore.
My goals back then were rooted in who I was 5 years ago.
I’ve grown & evolved.
This is my time now.
To create with intention.
To show up with purpose.
To put effort into what I put out into the world.
So, how am I these days?
All around—proud.
Proud of the strength it took to carry myself through.
Proud of the woman, the mother, the creative I’ve become.
Proud of the new wave of opportunities making their way to me.
Five years in, and I still feel like I’m just getting started.
The dreams are bigger now—and yes, sometimes progress still feels slow.
But you’ve become my virtual village.
And I hope you’ll stick around for the next five years, too.
Heavy on discovering who I am now—
Not chasing who I used to be.
It’s time to put her first. 🫶