(Yes, like Billie)
Hey, I'm Eilish
The throughline in my photography is craft for its own sake. I learned the same lesson from skate culture and film photography: the better you are at something, the more effortless it looks. But get one setting wrong, one foot slightly out of place on the board, and you crash and burn. Skating is grindy in the best way. It’s a community built around the shared willingness to throw yourself on the ground over and over until something clicks.
It’s not hustle culture. It’s devotion.
The skate community has always been warm and welcoming, a home for people who didn’t quite fit anywhere else. That ethos shows up in how I approach being a Virginia wedding photographer. It could be high-pressure and super serious, but I refuse to let it be. It’s not that deep. The goal is to be present, connect to something true, and have a damn good party.
WHAT I'M PLAYING ON REPEAT
Craft, camaraderie, connection
Since way before I became a Virginia wedding photographer, my camera has been about connection. In college, photography was an excuse to make art with friends, to get to know people on a deeper level. Inspired by the film industry, I didn’t anticipate just how much I’d love weddings.
When I meet someone who is approaching their wedding feelings first and logistics second, when they’re not overthinking the minutia because they just know, I know I’ve found my people.
And my people love film. It’s the perfect medium for people who prioritize the real over the refined. You can hand control of the photos over to me so you can be present, really present. That trust makes my best work (and your favorite photos) possible.
