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Wedding photographer based in Southern Utah and Zion National Park, serving clients worldwide. For those who love candid, authentic moments. Focusing on weddings, engagements, and family photos.

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    • Finding The Right Photographer
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      • Amorology {San Diego Wedding Planners}
      • Colony 29 Palm Springs Wedding
      • Fitzgerald Marine Reserve Engagement Location
      • Ojai Valley Inn
      • The Casino San Clemente
    • Utah
      • Blue Sky Ranch
      • Empire Lodge, Deer Valley Wedding
      • SLC Garden Park Ward Photography
      • The White Barn in Park City Utah
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      • Amangiri Resort Wedding
      • Bloomington Country Club Wedding
      • Entrada Golf Course Wedding
      • The Ledges Wedding St George Utah
      • Bryce Canyon Wedding
      • Red Rock Country Club Wedding
      • Tower Butte Lake Powell Wedding
      • White Space Studio St George
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      • Zion Wedding Photographer
      • Zion Wedding Venue – Lazalu
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      • Lingholm Estate Wedding
      • St Lucia Wedding Photographer
    • Legare Waring House Charleston Wedding Venue
    • Lowndes Grove, South Carolina
    • Middleton Place Charleston Wedding Venue
    • Spring Mountain Ranch Las Vegas Photos
    • Springs Preserve in Las Vegas Wedding
    • Suggested Vendors
      • Amorology {San Diego Wedding Planners}
      • Destination Wedding Planners {When Pigs Fly Events}
      • Michelle Leo Events
      • Southern Utah Wedding Florist
      • Southern Utah Wedding Officiant
      • Southern Utah Wedding Planners
      • Southern Utah Wedding Planners {Forevermore Events}
  • Tips
    • 10 Posing tips for Engagement Photos
    • 10 Steps to Finding the Best Utah Wedding Photographer
    • 10 Tips for Engagement Photo Fashion
    • Landscape Photography Tips from a Pro
    • Making the most of your iPhone for Photos
    • Travel tips & Tricks Part One
  • How-To’s
    • Finding The Right Photographer
    • Hiring an Elopement Photographer
    • Hiring a Wedding Videographer {NP Films}
    • Preparing for Your Engagement Photos
    • Guide To Purchasing a New Camera
    • How to Get Married at the Salt Lake Temple
    • Zion Proposal Photographer
    • Guide To Purchasing a New Camera
    • Buying a Travel Camera
    • Preparing for Your Engagement Photos
    • Planning Your Zion National Park Wedding
    • How to Elope in Zion National Park
    • Planning a Destination Wedding
    • Planning a Destination Wedding in Italy
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    Engagement

    Torrey Pines Engagement {Rose+Montry}

    March 2, 2019

    Torrey Pines State Park Engagement Photographing engagement sessions in Southern California is always amazing. I love a great Torrey Pines Engagement session, and this one was one for the books. Rose and Montry are the sweetest and most enjoyable couple to be around! Rose and Montry are both from California, but live a couple hours from Torrey Pines State Park. They wanted to have photos at the beach, and this was a perfect fit. I love the architecture of the old Torrey Pines ranger station. The light as the sun comes through the beautiful torrey pines is pure magic! Although…

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    Brick San Diego Wedding {Alissa+Tim}

    May 8, 2017

    Liberty Station San Diego Wedding San Diego Wedding Photographer I love photographing weddings in San Diego! As a destination wedding photographer I have the chance to get to some amazing places. I grew up in San Diego, and always love coming back to photograph weddings. Many people know of Liberty Station as the navy base. Several years ago the US Navy let it go, and it has since become a renaissance of business and beauty. Liberty station is a wonderful place for restaurants, walking around, and of course for a wedding! A Brick Liberty Station wedding is the perfect location!…

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  • Engagement

    Carlsbad Beach Engagement {Kelly+Billy}

    April 10, 2017

    Carlsbad Wedding Photographer Carlsbad Beach Engagement Photos Being a destination wedding photographer and traveling to amazing and beautiful places to photograph weddings and engagements is the best! I was so thrilled when Kelly & Billy asked me to photograph their wedding in San Diego. I love doing Carlsbad Beach Engagement Photos! Very often when I’m photographing destination weddings, I don’t have the opportunity to first do an engagement session with the couple. Honestly an engagement session is so fun! Not only is it a great time though, but a great chance for me to get to know the couple before…

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  • Engagement

    San Diego Lagoon Engagement {Savannah+Dean}

    December 12, 2016

    Carlsbad Lagoon Engagement Photos North County San Diego Wedding Photography Photographing the engagement of Savannah & Dean in Carlsbad was so amazing! This couple is absolutely beautiful, inside and out! I always love photographing couples, be it wedding, or engagement photos in San Diego. The lagoon in Carlsbad is one of my favorite spots. I love the large trees and variety of colors and textures that surround the area. When I’m photographing a couple, I try to capture their emotion and love, while also bringing in amazing surroundings. Light is one of the most important parts of photography. The light…

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  • Engagement

    Carlsbad Beach & Lagoon Engagement {Melanie + Mark}

    March 10, 2015

    Engagement photos at Carlsbad State Beach and Lagoon I had a wonderful time photographing Melanie & Mark in Carlsbad for Engagements. Melanie wrote a little about the session as well as her and Marks story! “I had high standards when booking my wedding photographer, as photos are the most important for me when it comes to elements for my wedding day. I wanted someone with a unique style and when I came across Jimmy’s work, I knew immediately that I had to book him for our wedding. Mark was a bit hesitant to do an engagement session, but I was insistent…

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  • Family

    Olivenhain Family Photos {Maudlin Family}

    December 20, 2014

    The Olivenhain Town Hall is the perfect spot in Encinitas Ca for a family photography session. Over the years I have been photographing the Maudlin Family I have come to know them as some of the most kind and loving people. I have watched their family grow and mature. It all started when I photographed their engagement photos in Encinitas California and then their wedding photos in Napa California. Since then I have photographed their growing family on several occasions. We have done family photography sessions in La Jolla, Family photo sessions in Carlsbad at the carlsbad lagoon and at…

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  • Wedding

    Carlsbad Village Inn Wedding {Lexi + Hunter}

    June 14, 2014

    Photographing weddings in San Diego is always fantastic. I love the sunshine and the way the cool air comes in off of the ocean. I had a great time being the wedding photographer for Lexi and Hunters wedding in Carlsbad at the Carlsbad Village Inn. I originally met Lexi and Hunter a few years ago while photographing her sister Katies wedding in Napa Valley. I knew then that these two were something special. When I eventually heard from them about photographing their wedding I was ecstatic. We meat up and shot their engagement pictures around San Diego in La Jolla…

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  • Family

    San Diego Park Family Pictures {Anne + Jamie}

    February 6, 2014

    Photographing this beautiful family as their kids grow up over the years has been so great. This is now my third time taking their family pictures in San Diego and I couldn’t be more thrilled to work with them again. I meat them while Anne was still pregnant with their second and shot their photos at a park near their house in Pacific Beach. The second session after their second boy was born was at the beach in PB just down the hill from their home. I can’t say enough how great it is to photograph this awesome family. I…

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    La Costa Family Photos {Maudlin Family}

    November 20, 2011

    I absolutely love doing family photo sessions in Southern California. Katie and Chris are one of my favorite couples. The La Costa area near Carlsbad and Encinitas is beautiful. I came across this old palm tree farm that made for the perfect location for Katie and Chris’ family photos. I love working with this awesome couple! I photographed their engagement photos in Southern California a few years back followed by their Wedding Day in Napa Valley. They area  fantastic couple and their little boy Aiden is such an angel. It was so great to see them again and capture this…

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