My grandmother was an avid photographer, she even had a darkroom in her home and I would spend hours with her developing film and making prints. She gave me a Kodak Brownie for my 5th birthday and I have been taking photographs ever since. This is actually one of the first photographs I ever took and I still remember watching my grandmother make this print so I could give it to my mother.

Easy going, fun loving and usually up for anything when it comes to wedding and portrait photography. I have shot over 200 weddings and each one has its own special memories for me, from the half naked father of the bride in the hallway to getting completely flattened by the bride's St. Bernard.

I have been a serious and successful photographer in the portrait, wedding, fine art and commercial fields for over twenty years and while working in London, I was awarded a distinction by The Royal Photographic Society for my contemporary portraits.

I have also been awarded several merits of distinction and portrait awards in the USA and have won the Wedding Wire Couple's Choice Award for six years in a row and "The Best of The Knot" for 2021.

Educated as an artist and photographer through The Brooks Institute of Photography,  I was also fortunate enough to study under the late Ansel Adams and Clifford West and attended intensive workshops given by the top wedding and portrait photographers in the world including Jerry Ghionis, Parker Pfister, Brook Shaden, Cliff Mautner and Paulina Duczman. 

My style of photography is based on one simple concept: I listen to my senses. I focus on the moments that move me and touch me emotionally, whether it is laughter or tears. My inspiration comes from natural light, beautiful locations and the love shared between my couples, their families and friends.

My ultimate goal is to create a visual storybook of your day with a magic all of its own. It is much more than portraits and candid images, it goes further to create a collection of fine art images that tell your unique story, by combining natural portraiture with beautiful details and playful candid imagery.

I love the outdoors, art, animals, beauty, storms, bees, the seasons (but mostly summer!), traveling, speaking different languages (German, Spanish, French), reading a book (not kindle, but a real book), sailing, swimming, surfing, climbing mountains...oh my gosh I could go on and on...But there is one thing that ties all these and many more loves together and that is my love of the picture, the moment captured, through the lens of a camera, that one moment that can be enjoyed over and over.

 I studied Fine Art at the University of Freiburg, Freiburg Germany, and then finished my degree at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, with a BFA in Painting and Art History.