Hey, I’m Emily.

I’m a documentary photographer based in New Jersey, photographing families and couples across New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.

What do I mean by documentary?

Simply put, I believe we take photos because we love a moment so much, we want to preserve it forever. But it’s how we felt in the moment that we want to remember, not simply the moment itself. Years from now, a photo can bring us right back to a person, a place, or a time in our lives and remind us what it felt like to be there.

That’s what my documentary approach is rooted in. To me, documentary photography means photographing your life as you live it, not creating a series of moments just for the camera. I’ll give you direction when it’s helpful, but I want there to be plenty of room for the real stuff: the way you naturally interact, move, laugh, play, and simply exist together. I want to photograph the things you’re too busy living to think about photographing.

So often, sessions can feel like they could belong to anyone. I want yours to feel like it could belong to no one else.

Because ultimately, it’s never really about the photo. It’s about the moment the photo will bring you back to.

My sessions start at $450. I’ll help with prep and planning, and afterward, you’ll get all the good photos, edited by me.

A little about me:

I’ve loved photography for as long as I can remember. My grandfather gave me one of his film cameras when I was a teenager and I’ve been making photos ever since. I still shoot film photos, too, so if this is something you’re interested in, let me know!

I live in a 200-year-old house (I’m an olddd soul) with my husband and dog. I love music and dancing, writing and reading, walks in the woods, and travel, especially roadtrips to the funkiest and most historic little towns I can find!