The journey to discovering my passion for photography has been a long road of self discovery. From the time I was a child, I was an entrepreneur creating something tangible from an idea. Convincing my classmates to purchase a painted pet rock was possibly my greatest accomplishment in grade school. Making something that people truly valued gave me a purpose. It made me feel unique and stoked my inspiration for other artistic outlets. I discovered photography in high school after receiving my first dslr camera. An interest in landscape photography began to brew, and soon enough I was hauling my camera on every vacation and submitting photographs of mountains, waterfalls and farmland in my high school journalism magazine and local coffee shop. I had officially caught the photo bug and it drastically changed my life and career path.

After graduating from Antonelli Institute of Photography & Graphic Design, I went on to work at Wonderful Machine, Inc. as an apprentice. I assisted editorial photographers while working with publications like Forbes Magazine, New Jersey Architect, Penn Gazette and Philadelphia Magazine. I was introduced to environmental portraiture, which utilizes the environment and surroundings to tell the subject’s story. I fell in love with this approach and began combining it with my passion for landscapes and animals. After moving to Nashville in 2012, I slowly created a new brand and focused my energy on pet portraiture, creating vibrant images that tell a story and express the unique and charismatic personality of each animal. My passion project is working with local rescue groups and celebration of life sessions with senior or terminally ill pets. I’ve been blessed to be named one of the top three pet photographers in Nashville and published in Nashville Paw Magazine, Your Williamson, and Southern Exposure Magazine.