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Alex

A Kent Park Fall West High Senior Shoot

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Senior

Alex is a high school senior at West High and we lucked out this past week with not just the perfect timing for fall colors, but also a beautiful, crisp morning outside! He plays both football and baseball so we started the session at the high school and then went to Kent Park for the […]

Taylor & Stanley

A Backyard Tented Fall Wedding

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Weddings

On August 6th, Taylor emailed me to let me know that after a lot of tears and research and hugs, they were going to reschedule their wedding to next year because of the coronavirus. But then in her next paragraph, she said, “September 26, 2020 date has such a special place in our hearts and […]

Mallory & Edo

A Kent Park Fall Engagement Shoot

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Engaged

They met six years ago in downtown Iowa City on a football game day. Mallory was looking for a friend and Edo, seeing her looking around, asked if she needed help. It was the beginning of their forever. That day, they ended up grabbing some drinks together, exchanged numbers and, after that night, “he kept […]

The Crump Family

A Riverside Iowa Fall Farm Family Session

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Family & Kids

This family was so fun to meet this past November. Lincoln had reached out to me on Instagram last fall to see if I would be available to photograph her family over Thanksgiving when they would be visiting from out of state. It ended up working out perfectly with my schedule and we were lucky […]

The Freeman Family

A Wilson’s Apple Orchard Fall Family Shoot

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Family & Kids

I shot their wedding on an unusually cold day in October 5 years ago and I got to photograph their family a few years ago (first here and then here) when Jackson was much smaller and Beckham wasn’t born yet. So getting to hang out with this sweet family again was, simply put, a joy. […]

The Prieskorn Family

A Fossil Gorge Iowa City Fall Family Session

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Family & Kids

The last time I photographed the Prieskorns, there was a lot more height difference. Funny how that works. Melissa and I met years ago at the gym and we (normally, but not right now obviously) see each other several times a week. She brings lots of sarcasm and humor everywhere she is and, let me […]

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