IN-BETWEEN MOMENTS ARE MY FAVORITE.
My first love is 35mm film photography. What I struggle to articulate in words, I strive to show through photographs. I think the best advice I’ve received over the years is to take a camera with me everywhere. You never know where life is going to take you. And I find it important to shoot for the love of it, for the craft, for my mind. It keeps my client work fresh, ever evolving, and informed by the contemporary climate.
The greatest honor is getting asked to document someone’s most important and intimate moments. I treat that privilege with great care. I will obsess over your shoot just as much as might! I’ve shot weddings all around Oregon, California, Washington, Colorado, and also in New Mexico, New York, Louisiana, Arizona, Michigan, Mexico, Italy, and Sweden. I love a destination, even if that just means your backyard. It’s the subtleties and the people that make a photograph.
I developed my early photography skills in San Francisco before moving to Denver where I grew my business. I returned home to the Pacific Northwest where I live with my partner, our baby boy, and sweet kitty! I spend time playing with my son, adventuring to the coast, listening to The Daily podcast, eating only-the-best pizza, making heirloom beans for every-other-meal, and talking about opening a coffee shop.
Photos by the thoughtfully skilled Lauren Miles, wonderfully special Madison Olling, and brilliantly kind Zachary Gutierrez.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING.
“We had a destination wedding in Mexico that spanned 3 days. Holly was there from the start and carried her amazing focus and eye through to the end. It was a lot of work and looking back at the photos we couldn't be happier with Holly's product. Some people just have "it", whether it's candid photos capturing a perfect moment or expertly setting up a planned photo session - Holly's got it and does it all with a genuine smile.”
— Grant, groom
“Holly has such a wonderful presence as a photographer during intimate/special moments! She’s not only an incredibly gifted photographer but her personality is so warm and inviting. The work she shared after our wedding was so breathtaking that we felt we were transformed back to our special day.”
– Matt, groom
“Can’t recommend her enough! Holly is a thoughtful and creative photographer and it was a pleasure to work with her. She was really flexible and adaptable with our wedding schedule (multiple venues over multiple days; delays, bad weather etc), and we were so pleased with her photographs.”
— Jade, bride