Snowfalls. {Idaho}

The snow falls. We put another log on. We heat up mugs of hot cocoa. We sit on the couch underneath blankets and watch the world turn white. We play Go Fish. We… Read More →

NIght sky. {Idaho}

We waited. It did not come. Out in the cold frozen night, we stood, staring up at the shining winter night sky. We looked out over the dark lake, out to the lights… Read More →

The midnight train to Idaho.

The Amtrak at night. Outside the window, evening fades to dark and it feels like we are in a constant tunnel through space and time. The sound of a baby crying in the… Read More →

The Pyrch Family. {Portland}

The day that I met this beautiful little family, winter rain was pouring from the sky and the world was gray. But at a certain point during the shoot, the sun came out… Read More →

abrahams & duffy. {portland}

In the 1970′s, Daisy and Marissa saw each other for the first time at a community music show called Country Pickers. When they tell this story, I imagine them dancing around in an… Read More →

Snowmaggedon.

Snowmaggedon 2012: the biggest storm of the year. We watched the snow fall from the living room window and simultaneously watched back-to-back episodes of Battlestar Galactica. We ate popcorn and the sky turned… Read More →

Christina & Nautis. {Portland}

Christina is a photographer and her son, Nautis, plays a tiny drum set and listens to the Clash. She makes magic with her camera and her view through the lens is unique and… Read More →

Six times around the sun.

Indy was two weeks overdue. And for those 14 days, I waited. I waddled back and forth from the kitchen to the couch, worked furiously on a book of Sudoku puzzles with a… Read More →

Shooting trash.

Recently Indy and I were driving in the car. We stopped at a red light and he said: “Hey mom! Look at that building on the corner! You should take pictures of it!”… Read More →

Beth, Liam & Iris. {Portland}

Beth, Liam and Iris on a winter’s day. Liam feels massive Clinton pride as he rides his bike through the hood. If Iris hits the town, she usually meets up with her peeps… Read More →