The JOURNAL

This year has been a very full and stretching year for my family and I. We started the year off getting our little kitten Hugo Flash, then he almost died, then he lived and now he’s as spunky as ever! My sister graduated with a BA in Dramatic Arts from Concordia University in May, and […]

Every year, my family has the tradition of waking up super early to stand in line at Peltzer Pines to find our Christmas tree together. We run through the pine tree groves searching for the fullest, greenest, best smelling tree we can find, trying to beat out all the other tree-seekers doing the same. Once […]

Last week, I photographed Century High School’s Holiday choir concert. I’ve been present at most concerts with my camera ready for the past 3 years or so…. to help document the evolution of Century’s choir program and to show support for my dad. It’s really cool watching the students grow up and gain confidence with […]

Aside from the mountain of work and the broken foot escapades, these past 5 months of married life have been pretty cool. Getting to know each other’s sleeping patterns, cleaning habits, and scheduling preferences has been a challenge, but a fun one because we get to do it together as husband and wife. I’ve always […]

I thought the day would never come…. But it did. My parents finally let me take their pictures for real! For a while there all I would get from them is dirty looks and excuses like “I look like an old lady!” and “It’s Sunday.” Well, they caved… and asked me to take some portraits of […]