Year SIX! Six years in a row! The Catherine Elizabeth Blair Memorial Fund is a local non-profit that is near and dear to my heart. Their mission is dedicated to raising funds for developing treatments for the childhood cancer neuroblastoma. Catherine was a patient at the pediatric cancer clinic where I worked – she was a great kid and her family is amazing. The foundation held its first “Skate for Catherine!” event on March 1st, 2012 at Kettler Capitals Iceplex […]
Izlem and Alejandro contacted me to ask if I would be willing to be the photographer for their civil wedding. I was more than happy to accept – I have had a number of friends who, for their own (completely valid) reasons, skipped the big wedding ceremony and reception for the equally romantic civil wedding. Having shot civil weddings has shown me that the love between these couples is just as big as any other. The excitement is also still there – […]
Regardless of your politics, you can’t deny the power of the worldwide marches held on January 21, 2017. Estimated attendance figures are over 2.9 million people, the largest in U.S. history, and I was lucky enough to have been able to join them. More incredible than the turnout was the mood of the march – one of positivity, unity, and peace. That’s democracy and free speech in action. These photos were shot with a Canon 5DIII and a Canon 24-70mm […]
Scena Theater (website/Facebook) is an awesome client and I always look forward to working with them again. Being a stage/theatre photographer can be tough – incredibly dynamic movements, expressions, and lighting changes – but Scena has always been amazing to work with. I’ve had the pleasure of covering their past six productions (The Norwegians, Shining City, Handbag, Molly, The Cripple of Inishmaan, and The Importance of Being Earnest) and recently did the photography for their newest production, Antigone Now at the Atlas Performing Arts Center […]
I love being a proposal photographer and I have the best clients ever! Mike and Laura met in 2013 on a blind date set up via mutual friends. They’re awesome and you can definitely see the love between them. They’re really thoughtful, too – Laura spent months planning a huge event for Mike’s last birthday and he wanted to go just as big for his proposal to her. Mike contacted me over a month in advance to plan and coordinate […]
I recently had the pleasure of covering the Fourth Annual Kavi Workspace User Group Conference in Alexandria, Virginia. Kavi is a software company based in Portland, Oregon that gives its users a platform for collaborative team work, structured workflows, and secure participation. I was contacted by Mark Ace, president of Kavi, and asked to cover key moments in the meeting while also capturing candid moments from around the room. Working as an event photographer is always a lot of fun, and […]
Okay, I hope I’m not alone in thinking that expecting dads joining their ladies in joint maternity/paternity shoots is awesome. It’s great seeing how invested these future fathers are, how excited everybody is, and how close these couples are. I’m all about gender equality and mixing up gender roles and this is a definite sign that things are trending towards cool things. I’ve known Maxine and Mycal for a long time. Maxine and I worked together at a pediatric hematology/oncology […]
DJ Nicar is a DJ and music producer who works and lives in the DMV (DC/Maryland/Virginia metro region) and puts out amazing work. Nicar is currently the co-executive producer of the #DMVRising project by DJ Chris Styles of WPGC 95.5 FM and 94.7 Fresh FM. Not only is he a cool dude and a great talent, he’s fluent in American Sign Language – not something you’d expect with a DJ! Nicar contacted me and let me know that he needed a […]
Sara is awesome in so many ways. She’s definitely one of my favorite repeat clients. She’s always peppy, puts a lot of thought and effort into her shoots, and is the sweetest girl ever. For this shoot we went to Manassas National Battlefield Park to take advantage of its beauty. There are woods, fields, streams, and great hiking and horseback riding paths throughout. It’s weird yet wonderful how a site that saw so much horror and bloodshed is now a vivacious […]
Family photographer mode, engage! Ridaa and Hamaad contacted me for a family portrait session with them and their son Hamza (who is awesome). They wanted to take advantage of the quickly fading autumn colors so we decided to meet and shoot at the Virginia side of Great Falls National Park. Photos were taken with my Canon 5D III and a 24-70 f/2.8LII or a 70-200 f/2.8LII. We used natural light for this shoot. Here are a few pics from our session, click for bigger! Visit […]