I’m a documentary film photographer, a full spectrum doula, and a witness to bodies, families, and birth in all their raw, unfiltered truth. My work lives at the intersection of intimacy and rebellion: reverent of the ordinary and shamelessly in love with the human experience.

I’ve spent years creating images that honor people exactly as they are... birthing, grieving, laughing, resting, touching, growing. I don’t chase perfection. I don’t stage smiles. I document the messy, the fleeting, the extraordinary in the everyday.


Welcome,
I'm heather

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Proof of my own strength, my own love, my own worthiness. Proof that I was here, that I mattered, that my body was enough.

Now I offer that same proof to others. Whether I’m holding your hand during birth, documenting your family’s messy Sunday, or sitting with you in grief and loss, my work is always about presence. It’s about saying: this is real, this is worthy, this is yours.

Outside of my camera, I’m a wife, a mother, and a human navigating all the same complexities my clients do. Which means I know firsthand: life is never perfect, but it is always worth remembering.

I come to this work with the same mess and tenderness I ask my clients to bring. I don’t pretend life is neat or perfect... it isn’t for me either. What I do know is that it’s worth remembering, just as it is. That’s why I photograph: to hold onto the fleeting, to honor the complicated, to tell the truth.

I started photographing because I wanted proof.

me + my babes, 2015

a note on film / a note on film
A note on film

Why Film?

Because film slows us down.

Shooting on 35mm and polaroid is intentional. Every frame is chosen, not overshot. It asks me to pause, to witness, to honor the moment instead of rushing to the next click. That slowness is part of the art... and it’s part of the trust I bring to your story.

Film also carries a texture and depth that I crave. The grain, the tones, the imperfections... they echo real life. Messy, beautiful, unrepeatable. Just like you.

And maybe most importantly: film teaches us acceptance. There are no instant previews, no retakes until it’s “perfect.” You get what you get... and that becomes enough. It’s a practice in loving the moment as it was, not as we tried to make it.

Because that’s the point: your life doesn’t need to be flawless to be worthy of remembering.

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