As a photographer serving St. Peter, Mankato, and the surrounding southern Minnesota area, I’ve learned that the best sessions aren’t always the ones with perfect weather — they’re the ones where a family shows up ready to make it work anyway. That’s exactly what happened on one of the chilliest mornings of the season so […]

Some families just know how to show up and go. The Holicky Family and I had this session wrapped in about 16 minutes flat! We met at Lake Washington County Park, one of my absolute favorite spots to photograph anytime of year but especially in the fall — that mix of golden tree-lined paths, the […]

Some sessions are just fun before we actually take any photos, and this one with the Eischens family was exactly that. Henry showed up with a little 3D-printed hedgehog tucked in his pocket, and before we even got situated in our first area, the kids had a game going: hide the hedgehog in every single […]

The toddler who used to babble now tells you stories. The baby who couldn’t sit up is suddenly climbing everything in sight. Childhood changes in the blink of an eye — and Personality Portraits are my way of helping you hold onto exactly who your child is right now. These quick, classic sessions here at […]

I’ve known Ellie’s family for years, so getting to photograph her Class of 2027 senior session was so fun and such an honor. She’s genuinely one of the kindest souls you’ll ever meet — easygoing, confident, and so natural in front of the camera. We split her session between Gustavus Arboretum in St. Peter and […]