Contests are fun. I enter them because I like to know that my work is distinctive, and getting recognition from my peers and the industry is an awesome feeling. I always love the challenge of competing against other photographers from around the world who inspire me, and lots of my friends too!<\/p>\n
However, as much fun as it can be to win awards, they\u2019re never what\u2019s important to me. Pushing boundaries and working hard to find cool moments is something I do because I care about my clients and I want them to treasure their photos forever. Awards are just a bonus and a vindication that I\u2019m working as hard as I should be!<\/p>\n
It\u2019s couples who trust me to shoot their weddings and welcome me into their lives with open hearts that make it possible for me to win anything, so I dedicate all my awards to them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Contests are fun. I enter them because I like to know that my work is distinctive, and getting recognition from my peers and the industry is an awesome feeling. I always love the challenge of competing against other photographers from around the world who inspire me, and lots of my friends too! However, as much…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":27822,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/base.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9583","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n