Real people, real stories, real photography
Northern California - Sacramento - Sierra Foothills
Wedding & Elopement
Photography
Wedding and elopement photography for couples who want honest moments, beautiful light, and a celebration that still feels like them. Based in the Sacramento area and available throughout Northern California, Sierra Solstice Studio photographs intimate elopements, micro-weddings, and full wedding days with a relaxed, story-driven approach. From the quiet anticipation before the ceremony to the beautiful chaos of the dance floor, every meaningful, hilarious, fleeting moment is preserved with heart.
Families & Portrait Photography
Natural family and portrait photography in Sacramento, Roseville, the Sierra foothills, and throughout Northern California. Sessions are easygoing, thoughtfully guided, and designed to capture real connection without forcing anyone to perform for the camera. Whether celebrating a graduating senior, an engagement, a growing family, or simply this season of life, Sierra Solstice Studio creates warm, expressive portraits that look like you and feel even better.
Sports & Endurance
Photography
Professional endurance and trail race photography for runners, race directors, clubs, and event organizers throughout Northern California. With decades of connection to the running community and extensive experience photographing trail races, track and field, finish lines, and endurance events, Sierra Solstice Studio captures the grit, landscape, emotion, and hard-earned victories that define race day. Coverage is built for both athlete photo sales and powerful event-marketing imagery that helps races tell their story, engage participants, and grow.
Don't expect the usual.
The Face Behind the Glass
Normal has never been particularly interesting. For nearly 15 years, I’ve photographed weddings, portraits, races, and events throughout Sacramento and Northern California with an eye for the moments that make a story feel real—the big, beautiful milestones and the nearly imperceptible ones happening just beyond the spotlight. My approach is relaxed, honest, a little raw, and grounded in creating enough space for people to be themselves. No forced perfection. No chasing trends. Just meaningful photographs.
