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kenzie

i was that churchy, creative, teacher’s-pet kid with glasses and a ton of allergies who liked to sit inside to read during recess. in second grade, Mrs Roberts let me opt out of science lessons to make 3d objects out of tape and computer paper to gift other students in the class. while this probably directly correlates with me struggling to pass Bio 101 in my senior year of college, it also instilled a creative confidence and independence in me, and taught me at an impressionable age that an interest in art is valid, important, and positive.
perhaps most importantly, it taught me that art is something that should be shared and given to others.
i picked up a camera at age 14, began photographing kids i babysat, shot my first wedding at 16 and haven’t stopped since. i went to school for studio art, ended up getting a degree in sociology, and have since stuck around in los angeles.

i’ve fought for years against the idea of me being a wedding photographer, and why it is that i do this (you can read a lot of my thought process here), but at the end of the day, it is the thing that i can’t run from. i am positive that being entrusted with stories and making photos–heirlooms– that will live beyond you and me is exactly what i’m supposed to be doing.

my work is contextual and photojournalistic in approach; i want it to be gutteral and honest. my focus is on candid emotion over any specific pose, portrait set-up, or timeline. I want to serve you, to be your advocate on the day-of (a “wedding doula” if you will), and encourage you to structure your day in a way that is not at all centered around photos. because that’s not what this is about.

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attempting to not just look, but see.

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i’m truly humbled to have you here! my hope is that you find commonalities, magic, challenge, and that you will see people in a powerfully different, more beautiful way.