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Nicole’s Journey

Nicole’s Journey

Nicole's Journey She walked into the studio, flawless and put together. Her makeup was perfect, her hair carefully styled—on the surface, she was composed. But beneath the polished exterior was a young woman carrying her lifetime of unanswered questions, quiet pain,...
Jillian’s Power

Jillian’s Power

…she’s in there The universe did its thing to get this legend in front of my lens. I can hardly take credit for any of the resulting images because I didn’t direct anything. I couldn’t. It would have been a shame to. She walked into the studio with a quiet...
Kool Kate

Kool Kate

This young woman is a lovely addition to our MJCP Family. Her grandparents scanned Google for a senior photographer that could provide beautiful, quality, creative and “different than others” senior photos, and reached out to me. Kate is an artist in...
Listen up, there is no excuses

Listen up, there is no excuses

Miss A’s Boudoir Story This one right here….THIS ONE had me crying and goosebumping and rejoicing in this path of work I’ve chosen for myself. She is nothing but kind and sweet and trusting….but I knew that she was going to be a hard sell on...