I'm a photographer, videographer, author, and musician. Storytelling is where I feel the most at home. Whether it's behind the camera, on the other side of a blinking cursor, or hovering over my keyboard, I find the most joy in creating. I am deeply sentimental, sensitive, and attuned to the transience of life. Photography and videography in particular have allowed me to preserve memories in a way I can never forget. I love forming deep connections with my clients and capturing the raw emotions at every stage of life. I'm infinitely moved by maternity sessions, birth, and the precious glow of a newborn golden hour. Family sessions fill me with wonder, awe, and nostalgia, as I find myself running with toddlers along a sandy beach or blowing bubbles on the playground. Weddings, too, hold every emotion imaginable in a single day: joy, anticipation, grief, celebration, and hope.

I think deep down, I've always been searching for the moments that make us feel most human. At the core of my media work is a genuine desire to help people remember. Perhaps that is every photographer's wish; but I am certain my experience with grief is the true reason I I found my soul in this work.

Welcome, I'm Natalie.

When I was 18 years old, my dad died suddenly of a cerebral hematoma. Losing him shattered my life completely. In the wreackage, I turned to music and writing, grappling with his absence and the entirely new identity that had been thrust upon me. (I published two books - The Language of Loss and Becoming Human - about my experience).

Grief has a way of infusing meaning into all the cracks and spaces you didn't notice before. Instinctually, I kept coming back to the camera. I wanted to document everything, with the new, sobering understanding that life could change completely on an ordinary day, at any time. In many ways, grief softened me. Family photos, weddings, and newborn sessions mean something different to me now. I capture people with a quiet knowing that every moment happens once, and every bit of it is gold.