About Me
Hiiii I'm Paige
I have loved photography since I was 6 years old when my mom introduced me to the dark room and developing film & printing photos by hand, fast forward a few decades, and I get to do this for my actual job!!
I live in Washington, and love to travel and document every story possible. I have been married to my amazingly supportive husband for the past 13 years, and have the most perfect dog (Rey) that we inherited 4 years ago :)
I will never forget how mesmerizing it was seeing photos come alive in front of me... It was the first time I felt the magic... when I felt like I could do anything and capture any moment in time. I love it when a similar feeling comes back- when I deliver a gallery of images for the incredible people I get to work with every day.
The process is obviously different now but taking a photo then working on it in a way that creates a timeless moment, that magic, it's undeniable and unbeatable.
After high school I worked for two different photographers, one of which was Alison Clinton... Alison was the best mentor I could have dreamed of having. In 2010 I moved to Spokane, WA to go to Photography School and continued to work a full-time. After school I worked in banking in downtown Spokane. After having a full time job and taking photos as a "side hustle" I decided that I wanted to dive in full-time to photography- I talked to my friend, Brandon, about upgrading my camera gear, and he talked me into switching to Sony (he still talks me into buying new lenses, smh). Going the Sony route was such an amazing decision!!
My goal was to do everything the "right" way, to focus on my business (while still working full time) then quit at the end of 2023...
Then, in December of 2021 my mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and passed away 3 weeks later in January, 2022.
My mom, my sister (Chloe) and my grandma were the most creative women that I have ever known. I was lost without my mom. I took several weeks off work and focused on my mental health. The people I worked with were unbelievably kind and supportive while I was gone. While on leave, I decided that I would work towards leaving my job in December 2022 (a year before planned). After I returned to work, I realized that life is too short, I needed to take a chance on myself... I got home, talked to my husband, John, and with his full support, I put in my notice mid-March.
April 1st, 2022, was my first day as a full-time photographer :)
One of my favorite memories as a child was flipping through photo albums with my mom while she would tell me stories about moments in her & our lives. In early 2024 I was trying to find something in an album of her's and I found a note from my mom saying that her brother, Jeff, called her "the keeper of the pictures." and one of my good friends, Brooke (Brooke Duclos Photography, she's incredible, check her out!!), encouraged me to get that quote tattooed on me (left).
Every day I think about how this moment in our lives is temporary and how I feel honored to document every single memory that I am able to. Thank you for reading my story and for being interested in the work that I do, I wouldn't be where I am without people just like you believing in me and trusting me to capture your moments <3
to me, IT'S MORE THAN A "JOB," IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO document MOMENTS IN TIME THAT YOU WON'T GET BACK... TO SHARE WITH THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE... TO CHERISH FOREVER...
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