Category Archives: Personal

I really have to say that 2018 was… a journey. On the personal front it was so stressful, and hard, and just weird, for reasons I’ll get into in the future (it kind of deserves its own write-up). Needless to say that being a stay at home parent and self-employed artist can be the most potent combination…

What a year! Whew! 2016 was a whirlwind of amazing sessions, great people, challenges that weighed me down, and lessons that lifted me up. It was probably the hardest and most stressful year I’ve ever had, but also my most successful, and every bit of that success was motivated by the biggest thing to happen to me…

BEGIN NUTSHELL — Visited an uninhabited island. Waves so big had to jump off the boat and swim the cargo in. What an experience. Got engaged!! Wedding planning. Ate a Jack in the Box Muchie Meal. Fiance moved to the Big Island! Haven’t had a Munchie Meal since. 14 sessions over the Summer. Too much…

Whew! Things have been really busy here, having done more family sessions in the past few months alone than I did in all of last year. A few great weddings were squeezed in there too, as well as numerous trips to Oahu to spend time with Syreeta, my girlfriend/soulmate/inspiration (although I built a new editing…

This is going to be a little weird, posting this with a bunch of nice wedding photos from a rather magical wedding, but I have an announcement: I am no longer accepting weddings for the foreseeable future. I will focus entirely on families for the time being. EDIT: As of July 12, 2014, I am returning to…