Nice to Meet You!
My name is Aaron and I've had a camera in my hand from the time I was in preschool. My mom had an old Kodak Disc 6000 that I was always playing with. I think she got tired of having to share it, and got me a 1984 Fisher-Price x Kodak 110 that still sits on my desk to this day. My mom told me that if I earned my film money, she would pay for processing. There was nothing more magical than opening up that little white and purple envelope full of 4x6 prints to see what worked and what didn't. I still try to deliver that kind of magic to my clients every day.
I was a recreational photographer and avid student of photography throughout my formative years. In high school I earned money videotaping basketball games and working side jobs with my video productions class. In my spare time I documented my weekend trips to DC and Richmond, as well as time spent hanging with friends. Oddly, I never really understood that someone could *be a photographer.
In 2005, shortly after I graduated from the College of William and Mary, my uncle asked me to take a few photos at his wedding. At the time, I had a Leica M7 and a Nikon F100. The ceremony was held in the smallest, darkest Episcopal Church you can imagine, and the reception was even darker, taking place in one of the historical pubs in Colonial Williamsburg. It was a nightmare, but it was also strangely exhilarating. Since then, I’ve documented over 300 weddings, had images published on the covers of a dozen magazines, taught courses at Columbia University’s student press conference, put on three solo art exhibitions and won a number of awards from internationally juried competitions.
Yet photography still seems new to me. I’m always looking for the next story, or the next face, the next couple, or the next adventure. If you’ve got a story to tell, I’d love to be a part of it.