I've loved photography for as long as I can remember — and I have my mom, Yvonne, to thank for that.

She wasn't a professional, but she was devoted to capturing life. We shot on thrifted 35mm cameras, disposables, whatever cheap digital camera we could get our hands on. What mattered wasn't the equipment — it was the instinct to hold onto moments. That was her gift to me, and I've carried it ever since.

I remember watching Where the Heart Is with Natalie Portman and being completely transfixed — the moment the she finds an old 120mm camera, enters her post-tornado photograph into a competition, and eventually goes on to photograph weddings. Something about that stayed with me. The idea that a single image could hold that much weight — and that photography could become a life.

By middle school, I was taking photography seriously. And when I got to community college, my love for traditional black and white work led me straight to the darkroom. That's where everything deepened — the patience the process demands, the way an image slowly appears on paper. It taught me to be intentional.

That intention still shapes everything I shoot today. My work is cinematic and documentary at heart — I photograph children growing into themselves, families in their most honest moments, and the landscapes of New England that remind me why I picked up a camera in the first place. And now, I'm bringing that same eye to weddings — honoring the moments that matter most on one of the most meaningful days of your life.

I'm based in Haverhill, MA, and I travel throughout New England and beyond. My studio, Beyond the Val, is named for my family and for the idea of the horizon — what lies just past the edge of the frame, always worth chasing.

If you want images that feel like you — I'd love to work together.