Why should you be a Daydreamer?
Because your story deserves to feel alive — not posed, not perfect, just full of heart and mountain air.
A Daydream Turned to Light
I’ve always been drawn to the quiet parts of a story — the breath before a vow, the pause before a laugh, the way light seems to wait before it finds a face.
Daydreamer began as a feeling I couldn’t let go of: that photographs could hold how it felt — the warmth, the ache, the calm between heartbeats. Over time, that feeling became a calling.
Now, I create from the same place I always have — chasing light through the Blue Ridge, holding space for people to just be, and telling stories that feel like memory long before they fade into one.
I don’t photograph for perfection.
I photograph for presence — so that years from now, you’ll look back and remember the way the air felt on your skin, the way laughter sounded against the wind, the way love looked in its truest form.
What I Believe
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Intention over interruption. I’ll guide you just enough, then step back — letting the story find its own rhythm.
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Light as a storyteller. I chase the edges — golden, moody, or misted — wherever emotion lives.
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Emotion over perfect. Wind-tangled hair, wrinkled noses, the sacred, unguarded gestures — that’s where truth breathes.
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Care from start to finish. I help you plan, style, and feel at ease — then deliver your story in light and time, like a film that lingers.
The Way We'll Work
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Begin the conversation. Tell me about your daydream — the season, the feeling, the place your heart keeps returning to.
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Shape the story. Together, we’ll choose the setting, timing, and flow — leaving space for wonder to do what it does best.
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Make the magic. I’ll guide when the moment calls for it and fade when it doesn’t, following the rhythm of your story.
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Relive it. Your gallery arrives like a quiet unfolding — a cinematic memory you can hold in your hands.
Rooted in the Blue Ridge
I live along the Piney River, in the folds of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains — a place where the air hums with light, where each season has its own heartbeat.
This land shapes everything I create. From mist-soft mornings to wind-tossed evenings, it teaches me to watch more closely, to wait for the in-between, to find poetry in the way the light touches everything.
My images breathe because this land does — full of movement, texture, and truth. Every story I tell is a reflection of the place I call home.
Behind the Name
We all carry a small dream of how we hope a moment will feel. My work gives life to that daydream — turning a flicker of light and a feeling you can’t quite describe into something you can hold.
A Few Things About Me
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I’m the calm voice when wind picks up and timelines drift.
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I see stories in the light, and in the way laughter leans toward it.
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I believe memories should look like they felt — unposed, honest, and full of soul.
