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I like old globes and questionably bad indie films. I drink an absurd amount of mint tea and I love junk food. I have three dogs and a wonderful husband named Josh who enjoys tattooing and taking photos. I adore art museums and dabble on the ukulele. I graduated with honors when I received my BFA in Photography from Shepherd University and I moved to Austin shortly after.

My entire life, I’ve been in love with the act of documentation, taking photos of everything and keeping notebooks of observations. I wrote a journal entry at the age of 7 stating I would someday be an artist. I scribbled the words “I don’t want to be famous, but I want people to want my art” which still I think is incredibly suiting for me.

As profound as my literary self-realizations were at 7 years old, it’s admittedly a little difficult to write about myself. Not to mention it’s much more interesting to tell stories using photographs, which thankfully, is exactly what I get to do. I narrate the world using captivating light and a series of photos that tell the story about the everyday you. Images that draw you back into that moment, that make you feel beautiful, that say exactly who you are.

And getting to work with you on your wedding day is so much more than just photojournalism — there’s the getting to know you bits and the getting to share the things you love bits. Everything from weddings to editorial and lifestyle portraits to working at a newspaper has taught me to see beauty and adoration through the lens of a camera, and I would love to tell your story.

So, hello there, my name is Nessa and I have some photos I’d like to share with you.

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Jan 27 2012

Friday Flashback – New York City Street Shooting

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I’ve been meeting with and booking incredible clients for 2012 and I’m on top of the world today. My head is swimming with thoughts of my upcoming weddings at a lake house wedding near the Finger Lakes in New York and a backyard wedding with a view of rolling hills in the background in rural Maryland.

And I have to rave about this book I just started – “It Chooses You” by Miranda July. I’m only a few pages in, but I’ve fallen in love all over again with Ms. July. It’s a book of interviews with people she met selling things (a leather jacket, tadpoles, photo albums) through “The PennySaver” as she was trying to write the screenplay for “The Future.” It’s quirky, odd, and I always

With my head in the clouds and my nose in a book, my feet are wishing they were back in New York City right now. These are a few shots from this summer when I was in NYC to shoot a wedding with the amazing team at Memories in Motion. And here’s a link to some photos from a previous trip to NYC. Eating food from street vendors, getting lost in SoHo, and loving New York for all it’s worth.

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Jan 06 2012

Flashback Friday, iPhone Style – New Years Resolutions

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We spent NYE in DC. After getting Chinese take-out in Chinatown and watching happy people on an ice rink, we bought coffee from a street cart and shuffled our way towards a house party. We watched the ball drop with Jay-Z playing loudly in another apartment nearby and I sat on a couch talking to an old friend from college. I fell asleep on the Metro on the ride home and when I woke up on New Years Day, I found a fortune cookie in my pocket with a fortune that read, ”Your talents will be suitably rewarded.” I know fortune cookies are silly, but it was an amazing way to start the new year.

Now it’s 6 days into the New Year and I have to admit I’ve never really done New Years resolutions. I never feel any different on January 1st so it always felt like a false starting point for me. However, I’m in a new city now. I’m reconnecting with people I knew from college, making new friends, exploring new places to photograph, I’ll be photographing weddings in completely new cities and places all year, and I’m wearing sweaters regularly for the first time in years. It feels like a fresh start and so I thought I’d share some personal goals I’d like to accomplish this year.

· Eat more fruits. And vegetables, if I have to.
· Don’t stop exploring the city I live in.
· Grow mermaid hair.
· Take at least three trips just to take personal photos. Photograph everything.
· If I think of a compliment, I’ll say it out loud.
· Stop hanging clothing on the elliptical because it looks messy.
· Use said elliptical occasionally.
· Wear sunscreen.

I really love the Instagram app and these photos from last summer felt relevant this week. I’m currently listening to Animal Collective on Pandora, designing albums, and drinking Vanilla Chai tea. I hope you have an amazing New Year.

So tell me — what are YOUR New Years resolutions?

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Dec 30 2011

Flashback Friday, iPhone Style – Books and Moving Day

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We’ve been in our new house in Frederick, Maryland for just over a week now. I’ve explored a little bit and I already have my bases covered; I have a favorite coffee shop/bar, a favorite bakery, I’ve located all the necessary clothing stores, and I’ve found an amazing organic grocery store. I haven’t unpacked all of our moving boxes yet, so you can clearly see where my priorities lie. Carbs/food/wine/clothes comes before an organized linen closet.

Aside from my busy schedule finding my favorite dives and good food in my new town, I’m also re-reading one of my favorite books from Tao Lin, “Shoplifting from American Apparel,” a perfect pairing with a nice hot cup of British Breakfast tea. It’s not that I haven’t had access to tea or haven’t been drinking tea while we were living in Austin, but I’ve fallen in love with it all over again. Yesterday, I saw my first few flakes of snow in years and drinking tea on a snowy day is a really profound experience. It’s completely different feeling to have hot tea on a wintery cold day with snow than a mildly cool day with sunshine. It makes you appreciate the indoors just a little bit more.

These are a few photos from last year that felt relevant this week as we unpack our belongings, drink our tea, and bring in the new year. I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe New Years Eve!

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