I began coordinating with Kyle a few weeks before he planned to propose to Morgan. I found out that they had been dating long distance, and she was due to visit him in Portland where he’s working for the summer. Kyle wanted the perfect location for the proposal and after scouring Portland he finally opted […]

Today, I bring you Mia and Chris’ Smith Rock engagement session. Smith Rock State Park is so out-of-this-world beautiful. How nature came up with it is beyond me. Smith Rock has been another location I’ve been wanting to photograph an engagement session at for a while. It’s been on a long list that I’ve been […]

A friend of mine who also happens to be a wedding photographer told me about Horsethief Butte last year, and I’ve had been meaning to shoot an engagement session out there ever since. It’s a bit of a drive, located out by the Dalles on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, so finding […]

Emily and Orion’s wedding at the Laurelhurst Club next to Laurelhurst Park was a lot of fun to photograph because the bride and groom have such an amazing, creative community of friends and family who generously dedicated their time to making their wedding a reality. Every person involved in the setup and execution from the […]

We began Suzy and Neil’s engagement session in Forest Park on the Wildwood Trail. This trail holds a nostalgic place in my heart because I used to run it quite frequently. So being able to return to it with a very cool couple, like Suzy and Neil, to do their engagement photographs was a lot […]

Last February, I went on an epic New Zealand road trip adventure with my two good friends, Gabe and Andrew. We spent a full month making a big loop around the north and south islands squeezed tightly into our trusty Nissan Wingroad hatchback. We slept in Airbnb rentals on the beach, tents at roadside holiday […]

Like most couples, Laura and Hyon came to their engagement session at Powell Butte not knowing what to do in front of the camera. It’s perfectly normal to feel a little awkward. No couples I photograph are models. I always just tell folks to embarrass the awkward and trust that I’ll give direction when appropriate. Laura […]

Hanna and Del’s wedding at the top of Angel’s Rest in the Columbia River Gorge was epic. We started the day off with an early morning hike up Angel’s Rest with a few of their friends, and once we got to the top, Hanna and Del changed into their wedding attire for portraits. It was […]

Wow, this engagement session in Yachats on the Oregon coast was so much fun! I’m not actually sure if I’ve spent much time on this part of the Oregon coast before, but I was a big fan. Just south of Yachats is the beautiful Cape Perpetua, where we did the lion’s share of the engagement session. […]

After a long winter vacation traveling in New Zealand, I’m back with my first engagement session of the spring featuring Jillian and Ryan at Abiqua Falls. I’ve been wanting to shoot an engagement session at Abiqua Falls for a couple years, being that it’s one my favorite waterfalls in Oregon. Its plummeting waters are a force of […]

For their engagement session, Emily and Orion really just wanted to capture a snippet of what their life is like living in their new home with their pup, Clyde, and exploring their neighborhood in NE Portland. Usually during engagement sessions I find myself out in the woods, in the gorge, or at a river—so this […]

In October, I traveled to Las Vegas for a wedding reception, this time actually as a guest, which was a lot of fun because I don’t get to be a guest all that often. The main event was seeing Elton John at Caesar’s Palace. It was amazing. Elton’s still got it! However, I’ve recently made […]