our story
hi, i’m vanessa
I'm a proud Chicagoan with deep Midwestern roots. Before landing here, I spent four years in jolly old England with my British hubby. When I'm not busy behind the camera, you'll catch me needle felting or getting hooked on a good true crime podcast. The soulful tunes of The Beatles and the profound words of Mary Oliver light my soul on fire!
What I love the most is to learn people’s stories, whether it is the story of how they met, their children, their loved ones who have passed on, their favorite memories, the moments of their happiness, the struggles they have faced, both alone and as a family. For 15 years, I have endeavored to take honest, personal, accurate photographic accounts of people’s most precious, important moments.
From the English seaside, to the New Mexican desert, to hilly German wine towns, I have spent my life exploring the world. I am fueled by a hunger to experience life, and to document it. While my work and travelust have taken me around the world to big new places, what I most enjoy showcasing in my work are the small, crucial details.
The most important thing in a photo to me isn’t the pose or the backdrop. It’s the dimples, the cowlicks, the crowns visible in a moment of mouths wide open in uproarious laughter. The moments that define how our loved ones know us. Some may call these features imperfections, but I call them perfection. These traits contribute to our individual identities and are threads of the fabric of our lives. These are the hallmarks of having lived.
I’d love to capture the details of your family’s love, and render the momentary eternal, always visible for you and your loved ones. Whether your family is receiving a card from you for the holidays or you are immortalizing the precious time during your children’s first years for future generations’ eyes, I am the photographer for you. I promise to make beautiful art with your smile, and to capture the real YOU!
xoxo
Based in Albuquerque, available worldwide.