When you invite me to work with you, you’re investing in a mutually creative process, not paying by the hour. 

By immersing myself briefly into your world, I am able to observe and capture the often small but extraordinary moments that occur within your ordinary rhythms. I especially love to work with individuals and families over time, returning again and again, once or twice a year. In this way I provide you not just with a few beautiful photographs, but a document of the changes that take place, most often imperceptibly, over the months and years. 

The approach I take in my portrait and family photography is similar to my documentary work. I intervene as little as possible and don't do much posing. What I aim to capture are the intimate, sometimes messy moments, that reveal the essential and beautiful truth of who you are. Of course, if you want want more formal portraits, we can do that too!

I am never in a hurry to end a session; making great images is more important to me than keeping to a set schedule. And because I want your photographs to be works of art, I also spend a significant amount of time with them once I have left your home.

When we’re done, you will have a collection of beautiful photographs to love for a lifetime.

 

"Jessica, once again, I am floored by how you manage to capture the essence of our family. All the tenderness and paradoxes shine through."

“Jessica is a passionate visual artist who explores the vulnerable edge of the human predicament with a poetic, unflinching eye."