Words don't always need polishing to shine. As a chronic over-thinker who's trying to change, this is a challenge for me. But today, I...

The familiar red messenger alert popped up on my Facebook in October. My friend Jessica had sent me this simple message: " Hi! Is it...

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It's easy to not care what people think when you don't care about those people.  Who cares what your annoying coworker thinks?  And your...

"I keep photographing you during these really important moments in your life," I said to Sarah as my AC blew her curls across her cheek....

That title was your trigger warning. Actually, is it a trigger warning if it's me warning you that you're about to see partly nude...

People have admitted to me they would rather go to the dentist than be photographed. Being in front of a camera is an uncomfortable thing...

You're a creative and you're stuck. You're stuck because everyone else is a better artist than you. And, to make it worse, everything's...

We live in a world where people are scrutinized and judged. Where even those who are trying to be their best are put under the...

Maya Angelou said, "I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how...

I've known Lindsay for about 8 years. She was one of the few people who got to have the experience of being photographed in my first...

Jessica changed me. From our first talk to our final meeting where she chose her pictures, there was zero pretending. This isn't to say...

Travis Snyder stood in my studio like a mountain, his back straight and steel eyes bright and clear. This was a man who was all business....

"I'm looking at these and all I can think is that she was just a little girl," Dewayne, Malina's father said as he and his wife looked...

Jessica and I have a problem when we get together, we talk. We talk a lot. We talk for hours and it feels like minutes. There are no...

You know how sometimes you're out at an event and see someone you really want to meet but then you worry and think, "Naw, I can't just go...

"So," Val started as she took a deep breath. "I want to change how we were going to do my pictures." "I'm with you, friend. Tell me what...

Some caterpillars form their cacoon then emerge a beautiful butterfly only three days later. But other caterpillars, the ones in harsh...

The phenomenal people (lookin' at you Claudia) at Adobe created this lovely write-up for me. HUGE thank you to them because writing takes...

Mellissa and I first talked and secretly planned when she was 27 weeks pregnant. As you can guess we were discussing and planning her...