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A Joyful Spring Wedding at Sleepy Hollow Inn in Huntington, Vermont
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A Joyful Spring Wedding at Sleepy Hollow Inn in Huntington, Vermont

Anna and Breeze’s late-May wedding at Sleepy Hollow Inn in Huntington, Vermont was full of spring flowers, breakfast food, lawn games, family, dancing, and a whole lot of joy. After a decade of partnership, they celebrated with the people who had watched their relationship become such an important part of both of their lives.

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Wedding Anniversary Photos at Kingsland Bay State Park
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Wedding Anniversary Photos at Kingsland Bay State Park

Hannah and Amde returned to Kingsland Bay State Park in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, ten years after their wedding for an anniversary session full of laughter, movement, and photos that encapsulate their beautiful partnership.

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L & K’s Mount Washington Adventure Engagement Session
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L & K’s Mount Washington Adventure Engagement Session

Lily and Kath’s Mount Washington engagement session had basically everything: thick clouds, rocky overlooks, a river stop, rapidly changing plans, extremely good ice cream, and SO MUCH love. This queer engagement session in the White Mountains was joyful, a little chaotic, and such a good reminder that you do not need “perfect weather” to make really meaningful photos together.

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A few of my favorite film shots from the last year
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A few of my favorite film shots from the last year

Coming back to film has felt like reconnecting with the version of me who was learning by doing, messing things up, and getting excited when something actually worked. That’s still how I photograph people now. You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to be there.

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Ollivander & Malakai’s Winter Wedding at Mountain Top Resort
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Ollivander & Malakai’s Winter Wedding at Mountain Top Resort

Ollivander and Malakai celebrated their winter wedding at Mountain Top Resort in Chittenden, Vermont with an intimate ceremony overlooking the snowy mountains, a ring bearer dog named Zelda, and a celebration focused on genuine moments with the people closest to them.

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Photographing My Parents in the Backyard Where I Grew Up
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Photographing My Parents in the Backyard Where I Grew Up

Last August I photographed my parents in the backyard where I grew up, surrounded by tomatoes and the last flowers of summer. A few months later we stepped outside again during a blizzard that covered everything in snow. Photographing them in the same place across two seasons became a quiet way to document family, memory, and the spaces that hold so much of our lives.

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