July 2, 2026

Chapel Hill Family Photographer

It was so much fun to photograph this family in their incredible house with their amazing kids! Their house is a dreaaaam, but also SO IS THEIR DOG. Her name is Winnie and I am her #1 fan. She’s like our cat Nadja, but the canine version (fluffy, joyful, Halloween-colored, attached to her dad’s hip). The human kids in the house are brilliant balls of energy, creativity, and intelligence. They enjoy catch-and-release fishing down at the nearby creek and searching for crayfish, reading, playing card games and instruments, and watching movies. We had a very endearing sticker exchange at the end of their session. They kicked their parents’ butts in the pillow fight (3 against 2 so the numbers were on their side). This was their first day of summer of 2026, and something about capturing this particular day for them felt very special to me. The time is fleeting but the pictures will remain. :) Thank you, friends!

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June 17, 2026

Lea + Justin // Durham Family Photographer

This is my second time working with these delightful folks and my first time working with their youngest daughter! She is a total delight and loves popcorn and cats, much like her photographer. Both sisters are super into Derpy the Tiger from K-Pop Demon Hunters so I wore my Derpy t-shirt (yes, I have one and yes, it’s amazing) and immediately was welcomed into their circle of trust (okay, maybe not immediately, maybe had to sing a bunch of songs about crocodiles first, but Derpy definitely helped). I was also thrilled to photograph the incredible fluffy clouds that are the feline brother/sister duo of Chunk and Rhu Rhu again. Words can’t describe petting a cat like this. Our cats are long-haired but when you pet them it’s very clear that they have… how do I word this… substantial physique underneath their coats. Chunk and Rhu Rhu are long-haired but when you pet them, your hand just disappears into the softest, fluffiest cloud, and I’m not 100% sure either of them have bodies at all. They’re just small little angels of fluff and their demeanor is calm, quiet, and reserved – 100% the opposite of our cats in this regard as well. Anyway – love this crew and so thrilled to see them again!

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May 14, 2026

Florida Everglades & Keys

I’m currently home sick with whatever latest plague is going around (of the three things I’ve had to cancel this week, two have informed me that everyone else is also sick – which both comforts me and… doesn’t), and figured I might has well do a little blog post of our February trip to the Everglades and Keys. Most of these are shot on my iPhone (which had its wide-angle broken during this trip, resulting in a weird ring-effect that I kind of liked), and some are shot on a Canon AT-1 film camera with Kodak Portra. If it looks like film, it is. If it looks like an iPhone, it is. You decide! We saw many alligators (I believe the final count was 113), 1 crocodile, 1 manatee that looked like a floating rock, and many birds.

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