For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved the feeling of nostalgia, of how something like a photo can take you back to a moment in time and how that moment felt. Growing up I loved getting to flip through family photos albums and talk about the memories that they held. I am so happy to have those albums to remember my childhood and all of the love and fun it held. 

Equally as important to me as nostalgia has always been story. Every person and every family in this world is so unique and I love that. Getting to know families and all that makes them who they are is such a fun part of my job. For a brief moment in childhood I dreamed of becoming an author, and while that’s not a path I pursued I believe that my camera is now my way of telling stories. 

The best part of preserving stories with my camera is that things don’t need to be perfect to be beautiful. Some of my favorite photos are the technically “imperfect” photos that mean everything to the people in them. The photos that you’ll hold in your heart forever: your toddler holding your face close with their sandy hands, your kids jumping through the waves on vacation, and mom and dad just taking a moment to soak it all in. 

This career of mine brings together so many things I love: creating, getting to know people, storytelling, and spending lots of time on our gorgeous beaches and I am so grateful for everyone I get to photograph near Corpus Christi and Port Aransas, Texas.