The Quiet Side of the Story

Welcome to the quiet side of the story - It’s a little different here:

The quiet side of the story focuses on A LITTLE SERIES THAT I HOPE BECOMES A SOFT PLACE TO LAND, IT’S A LITTLE DIFFERENT, WITH LITTLE SARCASM AND MORE DEPTH.

A LOOK ON THE INSIDE OF WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY, THE REAL REAL BEHIND THE SCENES IF YOU LIKE. A SPACE FOR THE QUIETER STORIES THAT OFTEN GO UNTOLD. AND I FIGURED HERE IS AS GOOD A PLACE AS ANY TO SHARE IT.

There is no ordering to these posts, they can be read in any order you wish.

As i write this, I have no idea how long this series will be, but with 10 years of insight, change, and behind the scenes knowledge, we’ll see where it goes.

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Are Photographers Telling the Couple’s Story, or Their Own?

It’s a question more of us in the industry should probably sit with.
Because as wedding photography becomes increasingly styled, curated, and “on-brand,” i can’t help but wonder…

Are we really telling the couple’s story… or just retelling our own?

Are Wedding Days Too Fast for Meaningful Photography?

It’s something I’ve quietly wrestled with for a while now. A question that lingers in the background of so many weddings I photograph, especially the ones that feel like they’re rushing from one thing to the next, barely pausing for breath (and I’m not just talking about me).

Why Wedding Photographers Should Be Invited Guests, Not Invisible Observers

There’s a long-standing idea in wedding photography, one that you might have even heard yourself say and that is, that the best approach is for the photographer to be invisible. To Blend into the background. Capture the day without interrupting it. And while there’s value in subtlety and non-intrusion, I want to challenge the idea that invisibility is the highest virtue.

Do Wedding Photographers Have Too Much Power?

It’s a confronting question. One that many of us in the industry might instinctively shy away from. But after nearly a decade of documenting weddings, real, raw, complex, and beautiful, I think it’s one worth asking

Because the truth is: wedding photographers hold immense power and Im not just saying that.

Do We Oversell Emotion in Every Frame?

Somewhere along the way, wedding photography became synonymous with emotion. Big, cinematic emotion. Tears falling in slow motion. Laughter frozen mid-throw of the bouquet. Intimate forehead touches, All lit by this magical thing we call golden hour.

And while there’s beauty in all of that (ohhhh golden hour how we love you). I can’t help but wonder: are we trying too hard?