Hi! I’m Emily, a midwest girl who grew up to be an east coast mom. I wasn’t always a photographer. I wasn’t born with a camera and lens in front of my face 🙂 But just like you, I’ve always been creative and curious and looking to find my place in the world.

Twenty-something years ago, while studying music performance in college, I thought that playing the clarinet, on stage, in an orchestra, was where I’d find it. After many hours in practice rooms, masterclasses, chamber ensembles, and clarinet studios I realized that I just didn’t love clarinet enough to make it my life. I loved performing, collaborating and even auditioning, but I knew it would take a lot more than that to enjoy a career as a professional musician.

So, after a long and wonderful journey of finishing my degree in music performance, working in the financial industry, living abroad and growing my own family, I found my way back to the world of performing arts in Philadelphia, this time as a photographer and proud dance mom. I discovered through photographing families, high school seniors, dancers and others in our community that together we could stop time and create something truly wonderful.

To me, that discovery was absolute magic! Now here I am, over ten years later, still joyously photographing everything I can from my own life to my lovely clients.