a photographer for every chapter of your story

Hi, my name is Sam...

... and I love to be inspired.

I find inspiration in the smallest ways. I pay attention to every one of my senses during a moment of revelation to keep the feeling as long as possible. It’s usually when I feel a rush of creativity and I just have to fill a journal page, poorly doodle with my daughter's crayons, sing, dance, or yes - even pickup my camera.

To me, this must mean this journey I have found of pushing the shutter button and making permanent those magnificent, tiny, fractions of seconds means something.

I live for those magnificent moments.

They inspire me.

I want to capture your magnificent moments.

Come as you are, exactly as you are now.

Photo credit Amy Williams Photography

if you want to know some more

I'm an introverted, travel loving, adventure seeking, inspiration finding, light seeker, home keeper, deep thinker, day dreamer, okay writer, body mover, tea-over-coffee-drinker, nature feeler, heart protector, avid reader, enthusiastic eater, sometimes meditator, empath just trying to find my way in this chaotic world and leave some good behind when I go.

Round Hill, Virginia USA

Where will I go for your sessions?

Being a traveling enthusiast - this list is long and it grows rapidly. But just know, I am here to make every moment, no matter where it may be, a moment worthy of your galleries. In your home, close to home, or far away on your vacation travels. I cannot wait to watch your days unfold in the purest ways, no matter our location. See the list below for places I'd love to travel to and locations I'm already familiar with.

Photo Session Location List

there's a story in every photo

My grandma was the first person to ever print and frame one of my images. When I sent it to her she said "there is a story here, Sam... I wonder what it is". Since her passing, I've taken that framed photo and remind myself every time I look at it that my work matters in every chapter of every life. After all, this one image meant something to her and she wasn't even connected to it. Every time I pick up my camera I am giving the scene a story to hold on to, to live up to, to give it essence and life. There is no getting around it, every photo holds a story, and I am absolutely obsessed with finding each and every one of them - including yours.

Things I LOVE

Things I Could Live Without

how it started...

When I was 16, I got in trouble, grounded to a chair for an entire day (yes friends this was the 90s). In a moment of compassion, to help fill the time, my aunt snuck me a "how to" book on photography. I remember snippets of tips from that book still to this day. In that moment of empathy from a woman that didn't tend to show it much, I FELT her feeling for me - that is probably why it stuck so hard in my core memories.

I am here today constantly seeking moments of feeling and capturing them in this artform. I am here to find your messy memories and help make them last and maybe to give you a piece of me in every photograph I take for you.

And I am grateful, humbled, and honored to do so.

products before digitals

When I was 13, our dinosaur of a computer crashed and ALL OF OUR DIGITAL IMAGES were wiped. I have nothing from my teenage-hood, and because printing was expensive and not easy - I don't really have much from my entire life before 19. This was in the age of transition from printing to digital. The transition went fast. Overnight we forgot about our throw away cameras and picked up a point and shoots. If you're wondering why I prioritize albums, wall art, and prints over digital files this is why. I always tell my clients - use the digitals as a backup and for your online presence. The album you buy now is not for now... it is for later, when your babies have babies and they need a tangible item to hold on to when they no longer have you.

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