I received a BFA from UMass/Amherst. As an undergraduate I completed an internship with salt magazine in Portland, Maine. I photographed one story on sea urchin divers and another on female rock and rollers. Those experiences ignited a passion for photojournalism. I have shot for various daily and weekly newspapers in New England, and continue as a stringer with the Associated Press. During the winter, I operate a portrait and race photography business located at a local ski resort. I am an avid skier and organic gardener. I love shooting weddings. It is a fun assignment where I get to meet really amazing people having the time of their lives. Wedding photography is a lot like magazine style photography. I get to photograph you your families and this event, your wedding in a series of photographs, when put together, tell the story of your love for each other and your wedding day. As your photographer, I will get close to you and your families. As you get used to the camera, you’ll forget I’m there. My job is to document the emotions of your wedding day, not to ask you to re-enact them. Before or after your service, I will shoot as many formal groupings as you’d like. Together we will move through them quickly and efficiently. After the formals, we’ll find a beautiful location for more casual, romantic photos of you both. Then it’s off to the reception and celebrating with your guests. I want the photography to be a fun and easy part of your wedding day. It’s not my style to pose you up in front of the cake, or to interrupt your first dance. I try to avoid cutesy set-ups and clichéd scenarios. This day is about you two, the love you have for each other and the celebration you are sharing with your closest friends and family. My job is to capture those emotions and events.