2013.

this year has been the most challenging year of my photography career. i worked through equipment problems and illnesses and discouragement. but hands down, this year has given me the most growth as an artist, a business owner, and a person. i graduated college, so i was able to focus on photography for the first time– to explore and experiment and dedicate myself to creativity, originality, and growth.

and i really, really loved it. it has been so rewarding to have another year of weddings + portraits under my belt and to watch myself morph into the photographer i want to be. i spent nearly half of the year living, working, traveling, + volunteering abroad and the other half hopping on planes and shooting weddings all over the south (okay, texas) and west.

 i photographed orphans in malawi, friends in europe, and beaming brides all over the united states. i photographed 15 weddings, six stylized shoots, a few brave lds missionaries, some seniors, some fun families, orphans in malawi, a famous (!!!) blogger, friends in europe, wallabies in australia, lovers in chile– many, many beautiful individuals, no?

i’m overwhelmed with gratitude for my opportunities and my many remarkable clients. again, i have worked with so many incredible individuals who have shown me a new cultures and new perspectives.

and after all of it– the jet lag and the hundreds of hours of post processing and the cameras– i still love my job. i still love photographing people in their elements. i still love capturing the earth’s beauty. i still love love.

a huge, huge, to-the-moon-and-back thank you to all of my clients who made my work possible this year. thanks for believing in me, for trusting in me to capture your special moments, + for becoming my friends.

i loved the craziness of 2013. and i’m already loving 2014! i already have some wonderful clients lined up, some adventures to be had, and lots and lots and lots more photographs to take. although i will be transitioning from being a primarily utah based wedding photographer to a baltimore based wedding photographer, i’ll still be shooting destination portraits and events!

i’m rejuvenated and more excited than ever to make art, to meet (and photograph!!) more beautiful clients, to explore this amazing earth, and to keep learning.

i foresee nothing but good coming out of the year 2014! let’s make some magic together?!

XO,

anna