I live in the beautiful city of Madison, WI with my husband and son. Some of my favorite activities besides photography are: crafting, painting, cooking, hiking, playing video games, reading, traveling, snuggling animals, and spending as much time as possible with my family. I also host a podcast, Hyperfixation Time, with my best friend.

Photography has been an interest of mine for as long as I can remember. The first camera I remember calling my own was a digital pink Barbie camera that could actually connect to the computer, which was insane technology during the early 2000s. As I entered my teen years, I was always the girl carrying her camera with her to every event and get together. My friends and I would often do “photoshoots,” where we would find pretty spots outside and take pictures of each other. Little did I know that this would turn into my career! 

It has always been important to me to capture memories. I get a huge sense of FOMO when friends or family are together having a good time, and nobody is recording the moment. I’m obsessed with collecting photos because they are like a portal to the past. For a lot of people, a photo from their past may be the only way they remember that part of their lives. 

I also am somebody that appreciates the beauty that surrounds us every day. So when I see something beautiful, I want to photograph it. If there’s a person with me, I want to take their photo in that setting. Before I started to do photography professionally, I was already the person in my friend group and family that took everyone’s profile picture for Facebook. I love to show people how I see them, and I am able to do that behind the camera. 

For most of my life, photography was just something I enjoyed doing, but not something I ever thought I would take seriously. In 2019, my husband and I were traveling together. We stumbled upon a small National Geographic gallery. While looking at the amazing photos in this gallery, my husband casually said “your photos could be in here.” I laughed at him, because that sounded like a ridiculous statement to me. He then asked why I don’t take photography more seriously. At first, I thought there was no way I could ever do that. But in that moment, he sparked a new idea and obsession for me. I would then go on to take portraits of as many people in my circle as I could. I learned how much joy I found in the entire process, from planning photoshoots to gallery delivery.  I learned how being a portrait photographer is the perfect job for me. It has the perfect balance of creativity, spending time in nature, working with people, and having a meaningful impact on my clients.