Hi, I'm Hillary ~
an Ohio based wedding, portrait, & fine art photographer. 

​PAINTING WITH LIGHT

TO PROVIDE YOU WITH IMAGES THAT ARE

RAW, REAL, & AUTHENTIC TO YOU.

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My journey as an artist started in my earliest days. My pull towards art has always been a part of me — something I was born with, and have continued to grow into. As a child, I was constantly drawing and sketching, and by the time my senior year of high school arrived, I decided to pursue a degree in Illustration at the Columbus College of Art and Design — a plan that shifted when a little point and shoot camera just happened to find its way into my hands. I started experimenting and quickly realized that photography was the right path for me. So, I changed my major and went on to graduate from CCAD in 2014 with a BFA in Photography. Since then, I have worked professionally as a real estate, portrait, boudoir, and wedding photographer. I am also a hobbyist nature and urban exploration photographer, and in 2021 I published my first book Abandoned Ohio: But That Day Did End, which showcases 140 photographs of abandoned and historical places that I documented throughout the state of Ohio.

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My obsession with weddings began soon after my journey as a boudoir photographer came to a close. I still have so much love for boudoir, but I was longing for work that felt more challenging, fluid, fleeting, and meaningful. By chance — or fate — my childhood best friend, who had recently eloped in Alaska, was planning on holding her wedding reception back in our Ohio hometown, and she asked to document it. I fell madly in love with wedding photography on that day. It was a love that was instant; a love that made me feel like this was the work that I was put on this planet to do. 

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Thank you so much for being here. Being able to do this work and serve others in my own way truly means everything to me.