welcome

pull up a chair, grab a snack, and stay a while.

(OUR PHOTOGRAPHY TENET)

we want to bring the heart of the matter back to photography, to strip down to our metaphorical skin and show what exists within

(a look behind the lens)

Throughout fictions, myths, and fairy tales, soulmates are seen as our romantic counterparts, the other side of half of our soul. Over the years this belief has been extended to not just romantic pairings, but platonic as well, that sometimes people come into our lives for a variety of reasons, and speak to our souls in ways that are unfathomable.

Bri + Haely are creative soulmates, bound together by a need to watch the world and interpret its beauty, its life, its story with their art. While Haely started off on the other side of the camera (Bri's in fact), something akin to fate brought them together to figure out ways of creating art.

Over time, it has evolved into the two of them using the medium of photography to translate love stories of all different kinds: from romantic to platonic to familial. Their approach is simple: capture the truth. Strip away the layers, and document the raw connections and intimacies found between people.

MEET BRI

MY WHY

MY inspirations

what i love

For the last ten years I've been searching and finding ways to bring intention and meaningful connections to the forefront of my work. I feel like this yearning is hardwired into me, someone who has lost so much trying to help others document their history so when time has passed they can step back into those moments and relive them.

I do this for my love of people, my love of history, and my love of art. I want everyone to print out their photos, no matter how they do it, because holding time in our hands, tangible as a piece of paper, is something we've all started to take for granted. I look at the pictures to the right (or above for mobile users!) of this, and I see my life in color, and remember that when these photos were taken, we didn't hold our history in our cell phone that becomes outdated every 6 months, but held it by glass and wood up on a wall, by hands who love the people within the photos.

MEET BRI

MY WHY

MY inspirations

what i love

MEET BRI

MY WHY

MY inspirations

what i love

For as long as I can remember, I have loved film. I was never the child who would sit in front of the television on Saturday mornings watching cartoons, but when I wasn't out making mud pies in the backyard kitchen my papa made for me, I was watching films with my mom. I find that my love for the medium came from her, a form of communication between the two of us, sharing our love for cinema.

From the obvious cinematic visuals of films from the 40's to the 70's, to the storytelling within them, I find myself after watching one filled with ideas for sessions I could do, my creative cup filled to the brim and ready to express through my own version of art.

some of my favorite films that inspire me:

mirror (1975); through a mirror darkly (1961); picnic at hanging rock (1975) 
badlands (1973); columbus (2016)

MEET BRI

MY WHY

MY inspirations

what i love

MEET BRI

MY WHY

MY inspirations

what i love

I'm blessed to have many loves in my life, but none as dear to me as the love I have with my husband Eric, and with our beautiful cow dog child, Sammy.

I'm someone with a small group of friends, but I consider them family. They are my chosen people, and mean more to me than they'll ever know.

I love weird. I love the strange eeriness of the suburbs that only people who have lived in one can understand. I love liminal spaces. I yearn to write, and have written novels, and one of my biggest dreams of my life is to be a publish author.

While I am nosy and love listening to people's stories, I find the most joy when I am telling or creating stories of my own. Combining the two makes me, I feel, successful as a photographer.

MEET haely

MY WHY

My reason for being a photographer is entirely selfish; i love seeing people happy. I’ve been a lucky girl to grow up with a camera in hand. My journey has allowed me to be part of priceless moments in my loved ones lives, behind the scenes I never could have imagined witnessing - births, proposals, elopements and weddings.

The bits and pieces I find myself focusing on; real and raw, the private and intimate moments. Being present with my friends and family and showing them what I find beautiful about them and their lives is what brought me here, creating beauty and capturing details for the new friends I make. I am so happy to be here.

my inspirations

1. My family farm
It allowed me to grow up outside, playing and being a child. As an adult, my favorite weekends are spent there camping in the woods, sharing it with friends and watching the stars. It’s my favorite place to regroup and disconnect when I’m feeling overwhelmed. It makes me want to create and find beauty in the most mundane of tasks and places. 

2. Home
This is open ended, but being home inspires me. Creating a space that feels warm and inviting. I love being welcomed into another person's space and just experiencing their routine at home. I feel like we get lost in busy life, but when we are old and grey most of our memories will be spent at home, with the people we love, probably cooking. 

3. Dilly dallying
Driving aimlessly, catching a sunset. Slowing down to enjoy the day. My favorite days are the days without a plan. 

Love stories

the most precious moments made eternal

kaitlyn + nate
portland, or

joy + parker
malibu, ca

angie + rob
snohomish, wa

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