Can you imagine? The Neto family has been on a wild ride, which Marika called “an adventure, for sure”. I am sure these years have been riddled with countless bouts of stress and anxiety. Marika and Virgilio lost their home in 2017 to the Tubbs fire, and lived in their garage. Their family of three bought an RV and lived in it until they could move back onto the property after it was cleared. Then, two years later in 2019 they ran from their home, leaving their RV on the property as they were evacuated from the Kincade fire. This…

Ember Soleil. Born in 2004, during a fire. My sunshine. Caring, huge heart, empathetic, intelligent, creative, gentle, sensitive, kind, generous, cat lover, quiet in general but outspoken as required, righteous. Love this kid.  

On the evening before the official adoption of Callie and Gabriel into the loving home of the Coggiola family, the family met at the Main Street Courthouse for a few photographs to memorialize this moment in time.

Mary Jo and Tom Anderson(Reed’s parents) recently asked me over to capture their family while all of their grandkids were in town. To be cautious, they moved into their pool house while their daughter and family quarantined in the main house upon arrival from the east coast.

Three daughters, three husbands and nine grandkids all together to celebrate Grammy Jane’s 75th

Ethan recently graduated from Vista Del Lago High School in Folsom playing on their soccer team. He was referred to me from another Vista Del Lago soccer family. He is another one of those 2020 graduates that had the carpet swiped out from under their feet this spring and the soccer season too. But like many of the grads I’ve met this year, while disappointed, they are all taking it in stride. What can you do?

On a cool but sun-splashed day, and on the 19th wedding anniversary of Kristen and Eric, my daughter/assistant Jaz and I met the Haus family upcountry to capture some family photos. The last time I got to capture the Haus family was back in 2011.

Alot happens in nine years even separate from the nine additional wedding anniversaries.

Everyone knows the Fausel family. Whether it’s their delicious peaches or cherries you await every year(and my mouths watering just thinking about them), or the Placerville Hardware store located on Main Street in a structure dating back to 1850, before the city of Placerville existed, or if you celebrated your wedding day on their gorgeous ranch, if you are local, you’ve likely met someone related to the Fausel family.

As I post these photographs, I think about the Class of 2020. I find myself reflecting about this year so far as it’s only June and we still have another seven months to go. What will 2021 bring? My thoughts take me forward a decade and even two decades as I think where will this country, world and planet be in 2030, 2040?

Taylor, Class of 2020 is graduating from Vista del Lago High School in Folsom.

Mattea and Drake planned their wedding on what turned out to be one of the heaviest downpours we’ve seen this year.

Just 11 days ago, right before the federal gov’t started to acknowledge the severity of coronavirus, little did we know that Paislee, choosing to slip into her prom dress for some photographs, at dusk at the end of her senior session, would be so prescient.