HI! I’M EMILY.
The photographer who sees the magic in you.
I became a photographer by accident.
After graduating from university with a degree in music composition, I took up horseback riding. Since I had a camera my trainer asked me to take some photos. I walked into the barn, saw the golden California light streaming onto the horses, and felt this sudden euphoria (it was almost embarrassing how excited I was).
I was looking around thinking “Does anyone else see this??” Nope. Just me. But that moment was it. I started shooting medium format film and going deep into the art of photography.
15 years later, and I’m still pointing my camera at people and the things they love, looking for the light.
From watching my dad to photographing founders
I grew up watching my dad run his own home remodeling business. The care he had for his customers, his craft, his work ethic. I had so much respect for him.
It gave me a permanent soft spot for people who are passionate about what they do.
Even when I was shooting weddings, I always found myself gravitating toward the florist, the baker, the goat farmers, the people working hard at something they loved.
Then the C word…
A few years ago I was diagnosed with cancer.
While I was going through treatment, I started sharing my story publicly — partly for colon cancer awareness, partly because I was tired of keeping myself small.
I’d been ghosting my own Instagram, shrinking myself down to the professional perfection I thought clients expected of me.
People never wanted perfect.
What I discovered is that people connected with me SO much more once I stopped editing myself and started showing up as a whole person.
The messy, layered, real version.
I already knew this in my head, but cancer made it real.
You are not a headshot.
You are a person with depth.
And that’s what I’ll show.
A few other things
I’m a Californian
I grew up in San Francisco where the light is soft and year round and probably ruined me for anywhere else.
I have 3 boys
So being a boy mom? It’s definitely a lot of wrestling, food, and keeping them alive. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
We love Tuna
We adopted an alleycat with a gimpy paw and are obsessed with him. We named him Tuna so of course he’s allergic to fish.
