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Planning a wedding takes a lot of work and choosing a photographer is one of the small bullet points on your to-do list, but it is an important one. After all that happens on your wedding day, your photos are what will remain and hopefully they were beautifully captured. These photos can be revisited to […]

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Downtown Durham Winter Engagement

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Carson & Heather Downtown Durham Engagement

A chill wandering about engagement shoot in Downtown Durham in January.

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Old Salem Engagement

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Mary Taylor & Rick’s Winter Engagement in Reynolda & Old Salem

Mary Taylor & Rick had their winter engagement session in Old Salem and Reynolda Gardens, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Jane & Sam’s WinMock Wedding

A bluegrass and fall themed wedding at the beautiful WinMock venue.

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Ali & Zach Reynolda Gardens Engagement

A late summer engagement session in Reynolda Gardens, Winston-Salem

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David & Olivia’s Incendiary Brewing Engagement

An engagement session that started at Incendiary Brewing and ended at Reynolda Gardens.

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ONE DAY, EVERYTHING CHANGED

I USED TO HATE PHOTOGRAPHING PEOPLE

My photography career started in high school with a darkroom class. When learning, I naturally gravitated towards what inspired me: birds, nature, pretty sunsets, patterns, and anything colorful. However, my teacher challenged me to try taking pictures of people. At the time, I protested and instead chose to do self portraits.

It wasn't until 2017 when I was asked to second shoot a wedding that my opinion changed. On that day, I experienced the joys of what make weddings special. I was invited into an intimate and emotionally full day with guests coming from out of state, generations of families putting on their elevated outfits, the raw tears of a first look, and the love pouring out of the couple and its guests. 

Capturing all of this was powerful, rewarding, and energizing. I knew from then on what I wanted to do with my life.

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