Where Love Lives: Candid & Emotional Family Photography

Photography rooted in emotion, in Santa Cruz and beyond.

I’m here for the in-between moments—the unfiltered, raw, and beautifully imperfect. The way little hands reach for yours, the quiet intensity of a stolen glance, the deep, untamed love that shapes your story. These are the moments that matter, the ones that slip by too quickly.

Let’s capture the way today feels—the messy, the real, the fleeting—so you can hold onto it forever.

Close-up of two people embracing; one wearing a green garment, the other in a cream-colored sweater, with visible hands.
A family of three dressed formally, with the man in a tuxedo, the woman in a green dress, and a young girl in a white top and skirt, standing outdoors by trees.
Black and white photo of a smiling child with curly hair, wearing a beaded necklace.
A man in a tuxedo and a woman in a green dress joyfully smile while holding a young blond child wearing a light-colored outfit outdoors.
A family portrait featuring a man in a black tuxedo, a woman in a green dress, and a young girl in a beige sweater and gray skirt, standing in a wooded area.
A man in a tuxedo and a woman in a green dress smiling at a young girl with blonde hair outdoors.
Woman with curly hair holding a young child with blonde hair, pointing at something off-camera, wooden background.
Happy family sitting together with wooden background, smiling, wearing casual clothes.
A smiling family of four walking barefoot outdoors, with lush greenery in the background. The pregnant mother in an orange dress is holding her belly, the father is wearing glasses and a light blue shirt, and two young daughters in dresses walk in fr
Family walking together, parents holding hands with daughters, one child being playfully swung in the air.
Woman and two young girls playing in a park, surrounded by logs and trees, wearing casual summer dresses.
Woman and child walking a tan dog on a leash outdoors.
A family of four walking barefoot outdoors. A pregnant woman in a brown dress, a man in a short-sleeved shirt, and two young girls in dresses are smiling. They are on a paved pathway.
A young girl with blonde hair and a blue bow is holding hands with two adults. One adult is wearing a brown dress, and the other is in a light green shirt with a watch. The girl is looking at the camera.
Pregnant woman in swimsuit smiling at young girl inside a striped canopy tent.
Three people holding hands outdoors, two children and one adult, wearing dresses. The children are barefoot, surrounded by a natural setting with rocks.
Pregnant woman in a bikini with a young child hugging her belly.
Pregnant woman with two young daughters embracing outdoors.
Two children sitting by a pool, splashing water with their feet.
Family strolling outdoors, parents with two young daughters, casual summer attire, urban setting.
Young boy holding ropes, wearing a red plaid shirt, outdoors.
Woman holding a baby with a pacifier outdoors in sunlight
A mother breastfeeding a baby surrounded by children on a bed in a black and white photo.
Child dressed as a pilot sitting in a cardboard box airplane, wearing aviator hat and goggles, in a backyard setting.
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A man with a tattoo hugging a shirtless child by a river with rocks in the background.
Woman holding a baby while walking on a path surrounded by grass. Path to 4 Mile beach Santa Cruz.