photography that loves you exactly as you are.
more about me
Film photographer and full spectrum doula. Mother of four. Fierce believer in documenting life exactly as it is.
I make images that honor the raw, messy, extraordinary truth of your story... birth, family, and bare bodies, remembered without apology. My work isn’t about perfect smiles or staged moments; it’s about presence. The quiet in-betweens, the unruly laughter, the tears, the touch, the proof that you were here and that it mattered.
As a doula, I support that same truth with my hands and my heart. I’m here for the births, the becoming, the transformations… and also the loss, the choice, the healing, the soft places where your story shifts shape.
Your life, exactly as it is, deserves to be seen and supported. And I’m here for all of it.
Heather
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Client love
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— cailey
"Hire Heather! She is a joy to work with and it is a gift to see yourself the way she sees you in the world."
— sarah
"She has an incredible ability to make seemingly mundane moments shine with extraordinary beauty and life. What a gift to have our sweet everyday life captured forever. Heather is a true artist."
— amy
"I never thought I’d be comfortable with someone photographing the mess and chaos of our house but I can honestly say that I love the photos from our full-day session more than any other professional photos we’ve taken."
— cailey
"Heather just knows how to make people feel relaxed and supported. She has a calm energy, and just knows how to be with someone who is vulnerable.'
Have a story to tell? I’d love to hear it. Let’s begin with a simple note.
And everywhere in between
maryland, Northern Virginia, Washington DC