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  • Mindfulness for relaxation

    “Consciously aware in the present moment without judgment.” Self-care is an essential step to overall wellness.  Being consciously aware in the present moment without judging your experience is something that we overlook when we are continuously preparing or reacting.  Our busy lives have conditioned us always to think ahead or be hyper-prepared for action instead…

  • Laufskálavarða is a lava ridge, surrounded by stone cairns, between the Hólmsá and Skálmá Rivers, close to the road north of Álftaver. Travelers crossing the desert of Mýrdalssandur for the first time would pile stones up to make a cairn, which was supposed to bring them good fortune on their journey through this dangerous area.…

  • Forever seeking to be heard.

    For a brief time that I remember – my mother truly escaped herself & the confines of her mind and the limitations that it imposed on her being – this was many years ago. It’s when that freedom ended again that I had decided that I needed to explore and to be free and never…

  • “May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being, may you walk gently thorugh the world and know it’s beauty all the days of your life.” ― Apache Blessing

  • Are you thinking about Fall yet? How could you be, after all just yesterday was…. THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER!!!!! Well we are thinking about Fall! Specifically Fall Family Days!! There will only be 8 sessions available this year so act fast! Sessions will be 45 minutes for $75.00. You will also have the availability to…

  • As you may have read reacently we are going to be moving out of our studio! So you may be wondering where we plan on hosting portrait sessions…. Here are just a few… The Denver Botanical Gardens Chatfield Gardens   Daniel’s Park   Chautauqua McKay Lake Central Park (in Broomfield… not New York City!) Evergreen Lake…

  • Andrea & Devan – RMNP Wedding

    Rocky Mountain National Park is fast becoming my favorite location for a rogue wedding.  Elopement with just a few of your closest friends and family by your side – it is picture perfect – and I was so happy that the skies opened up for us this weekend.  The day prior was blistery cold and…

  • On a rainy day in April – RMNP

    A fantastic rainy day in Rocky Mountain National Park.  It was freezing with the wet heavy rain and clouds that rolled in requiring everyone Weddings don’t stop for weather and it really didn’t matter because all of Tessa & John’s closest family/friends where there for the beautiful views and to see their favorite people tie…

  • THINK OUTSIDE… no box required.

    So, I live in this beautiful state called Colorado.  I travel all around the world to photograph in amazing places and I finally stopped to contemplate my studio in Denver.  I started to list off and ask people about all of the amazing places to photograph in our state and realized… I’ve only been to…

  • I’ve been photographing Mom and Me portraits for years now… but this year it means a little more than usual.  This past December my mother passed – we didn’t have much time from her cancer diagnosis to her passing … it was three short months and she lived over a thousand miles away so I…

  • Depending on your country and culture your cookie traditon might slightly vary from your neighbors down the street. Thanks to my five year old son’s class taking a journey into other culture’s holiday traditons we continued this adventure at home. Every year, just a couple days before Christmas, all the children are brought together to…