IN-BETWEEN MOMENTS ARE MY FAVORITE.
Over the last 12 years, 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. The greatest honor is getting asked to document someone’s most important and intimate moments. I treat that privilege with great care. For wedding days, I’m doing the dance between fly-on-the-wall and confident director, intuitively knowing when to step in or hang back.
My first love is 35mm film photography. 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.
It’s important to me that all ethnicities, genders, sexualities and bodies feel welcome here.
I developed my early photography skills in San Francisco before moving to Denver where I grew my business. I returned home to the Portland, Oregon where I live with my partner, our baby boy, and sweet kitty. I spend time playing with my son, drinking too much coffee, adventuring to the coast, eating only-the-best pizza, trying new heirloom bean recipes, and seeking slow moments with friends.
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