i never planned on photographing people. yep, that’s right. my life (and education) was journalism until my husband and i moved to the masai mara, kenya in 2005. i bought and brought a used nikon d70 to photograph our adventure, and i fell in love with the clunky sound of the shutter, the dusty quality of the light, the spectacular wildlife. it was magic.

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at the time I told myself i could never photograph people - it would be too much stress. i imagined that photographing people meant i would no longer capture moments unfolding, i would have to create them, pose them, shape them, light them. cheetahs just did cheetah things in whatever light the sky was giving that day. giraffes didn't require a three-point lighting set-up.

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it took my (reluctantly) photographing a friend’s wedding for me to realise that photography can be fun (yes, fun!)

 

people who are looking for alternative, authentic photography want candid, natural, documentary-style photos, and they want images that capture their personalities, their joy, their emotion. the real beauty of the moment.

 

those people are my people. they don’t fit defined physical characteristics. they feel and express their feelings and don't request me to photoshop their double chins (because their double chins are beautiful and they know it).

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if that sounds like you - the ones who don’t necessarily love their photos being taken, but love to laugh at stupid jokes and cry when they're moved to, then you should have filled in my contact form by now, because you’re already one of my people and we can make magic together.