THE WILD ONES
November 17-22, 2024
540 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA
WORKS EXHIBITED
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Charlotte, Irasburg, Vermont 2024
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The Wild Ones. Redmond, Washington 2022
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Sunrise Mikvah. Lake Tahoe, California 2021
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Take me to church. New York, New York 2024
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Thank you wind. San Francisco, California 2023
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Like a '90s supermodel. Los Angeles, California 2023
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Guerrero Street and veil. San Francisco, California 2022
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The night was sparkling. Rutherford, California 2023
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Morning coffee date. Gardiner, New York 2024
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Forever. Gardiner, New York 2024
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Dolores park on a hot day. San Francisco, California 2015
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Ocean Beach Parade. San Francisco, California 2022
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Flower girl on the loose. Hermosillo, Mexico 2020
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Need a light? San Francisco, California 2017
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1970s fever dream. New York, New York 2022
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Like Johnny and June. San Francisco, California 2015
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Aman in her Lehnga. Lanai, Hawaii 2021
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On the pitcher's mound. San Francisco, California 2022
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Rooftop dog run. San Francisco, California 2023
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Muni lovers. San Francisco, California 2015
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Vodka dripping down my throat. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2023
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Groom kisses his best man. New York, New York 2024
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The personality of a wedding veil. San Francisco, California 2023
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A bride seaside. Positano, Italy 2017
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The clam shell. New York, New York 2024
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The balcony. Lake Tahoe, California 2022
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The crowd. New York, New York 2024
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Shoes a la Weegee. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2023
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Deena in Soho. New York City, New York 2024
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Cozy in the Carribean. Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2023
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Americana City Hall. Napa, California 2013
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Persian American wedding. Kenwood, California 2021
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Sabrina meet Alexandra. Mendocino, California 2021
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Sarah and Sean. San Francisco, California 2023
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Hair toss at the Bowery. New York, New York 2022
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Transamerica lovers. San Francisco, California 2017
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Catherine’s something blue. Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2023
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Married by Elvis. Las Vegas, Nevada 2016
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OMFG. Gardiner, New York 2024
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Remnants of Barbra and Liza. New York, New York 2022
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Michelle & Alex. Healdsburg, California 2017
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Hot dog. San Francisco, California 2022
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Glamour and Stardust. New York, New York 2022
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Old and new. San Francisco, California 2023
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Cake at Columbus Cafe. San Francisco, California 2023
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Best friends. Calistoga, California 2018
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Like a couple of hitchhikers. Big Sur, California 2022
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Just married. Atlanta, Georgia 2015
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Ketchup stache. San Francisco, California 2022
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Elle & Robbie forever. Atherton, California 2022
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4x5 final project, part one 2003
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4x5 final project, part two 2003
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Danielle’s 21st. Las Vegas, Nevada 2004
Artist Statement
I love street photography and vintage Dior and punk rock and glitz and glamour. I love the grain of black and white film and the nostalgia of color snapshots. I love spontaneity and surprising in-between moments and imperfection. I love love love movement. And I fucking hated wedding photography. Cliché, predictable, boring pictures that nobody cares about except maybe your mom. Definitely not art.
But at some point, I realized I could bring all the things I loved to weddings. I could show up with my documentary eye and arsenal of analog film cameras, and take the pictures that I would want to have. I could create wedding photos with substance: emotional, immersive, authentic, and totally unexpected.
And I fell in love with weddings. The energy is amplified: humor and chaos and beauty and all of the family dynamics and history. I get to build relationships that let me uncover the real story, to connect with clients in a deep and meaningful way, to notice those magical moments that seem like they only happen in movies. And each wedding is kind of an adventure – new and different from any other.
My career has been about challenging the status quo of wedding photography, and that’s what this show is designed to do. To pull wedding photos out of the family album and onto gallery walls. The theme may be weddings, but the intention is to create satisfying art that resonates, whether you know the subjects or not.
“The Wild Ones” is my answer to the question of whether wedding photography can really be fine art, and my answer is a resounding and rebellious YES. Who are the wild ones? They’re who I’m drawn to. People who are passionate and creative and vibrant. Unapologetically themselves. And they are me.