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Kasey and Carter – Family Photos at Bellevue Park

Bellevue family photo session at Downtown Park I first met Kasey about ten years ago, when I was the photographer for her sister’s wedding, and Kasey was one of the bridesmaids.  Almost exactly three years ago, on October 8, 2011, I was honored to be the photographer at the wedding of Kasey and Sam.  Kasey […]

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Lori, Patrick and Ruby – Family Photos

Seattle area family photos at Lake Forest Park Three years ago I was the photographer at Lori and Patricks wedding, held in Lake Forest Park. I offer all of the couples whose weddings I photograph a completely free “first baby” photo shoot, and Lori got in touch several months ago to let me know that […]

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Phoebe – Bellevue Senior Photo Session

Bellevue Senior Photos at the Botanical Gardens Phoebe is a senior at Interlake High in Bellevue, WA.  We met on a gorgeous fall afternoon at the Bellevue Botanical Gardens, the location that she chose for her senior photo shoot.  Great location and near-perfect conditions for photos, always a combination that makes me happy! I always […]

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Jessy & Kelsey – Seattle Wedding at the Sorrento Hotel

Seattle wedding at the Sorrento Hotel On September 19 I was honored to be the photographer at the wedding of Jessy Somarriba and Kelsey Hutchinson at the Sorrento Hotel in Seattle.  Earlier in the day I had been watching the gray and cloudy skies and feeling very worried that we might have some rain, and […]

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Michelle & James – Rooftop wedding reception in Seattle

Seattle area rooftop wedding reception Michelle and James decided to have a slightly unconventional wedding.  They were married at the Seattle Courthouse in early September with just their immediate family and a few close friends present, and then threw a big party on the roof of their apartment building a few weeks later.  A gorgeous […]

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Giovanna Park – Bellevue Senior Photos

Bellevue Senior Photos at Chism Beach Park I had a wonderful senior photo session with Bellevue High senior Giovanna Park.  I knew Giovanna before this session; I am her coach on the Bellevue High track team, where she is a 2-time league champion in the javelin, and is looking for bigger accomplishments this year. Besides […]

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Nichole & Andrew – Bellevue engagement photos

Bellevue engagement photo session at Chism Beach Park I met with Nichole and Andrew at Chism Beach Park in Bellevue in mid-September for an engagement session.  We were able to take the photos mid-week, and had the park pretty much to ourselves.    

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Adriane & Lonnie – Seattle Engagement photos at Kerry Park

Seattle engagement photo session at Kerry Park Adriane and Lonnie are getting married this November, and realizing that the odds of being able to get many outdoor photos then would be slim, we decided an engagement session in September would be the thing to do. We had originally scheduled a photo session a week earlier, […]

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Bellevue Senior Portrait Session – Sean Flanagan

Bellevue senior photo session at the Downtown Park Here are some photos from my senior portrait session with Sean Flanagan, taken at Downtown Bellevue Park.  I shot some photos of one of Sean’s classmates (Parker Hayne) just a few weeks before, and like Parker Sean is also an experienced scuba diver.  It was fun talking […]

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Bellevue area senior photos – Marie Hayman

Bellevue senior portrait session at Chism Beach Park Following are a selection of photos from my Senior portrait shoot with Interlake High senior Marie Hayman, taken in mid-September at Chism Beach park in Bellevue.  It was a fun session, and I enjoyed talking with Marie and getting to know a bit about her and what […]

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