My journal and a place for inspiration

For years, I’ve told other people’s stories for a living. Weddings, growing families, small businesses just finding their feet. I’ve spent countless sessions watching people relax in front of the camera, watching them stop worrying about what they look like and just be there. And somehow, through all of that, I never quite got around […]

The five Matakana wedding venues I love shooting most, from The Stables to Songbird Retreat, plus a few nearby spots I keep going back to for first looks and bridal portraits.

If you’ve booked a wedding with me here in New Zealand, there’s a decent chance the weather won’t play along on the day. I say this with love, not dread. Some of my favourite photos I’ve ever taken happened because the forecast didn’t cooperate. I get why rain feels like the worst case scenario when […]

It’s rarely the polished, posed shots that pull you back in years later. It’s the quiet, unplanned ones, the kind you only get if someone was paying attention