Hey, I’m Nick.

Photography has been a part of my life since I was a kid. My mom was the one who first put a camera in my hands. I started off helping her, learning how to pay attention to people. How they stand when they are comfortable. How their expression shifts when they feel seen. Over time, that grew into my own skill and my own way of working.

Years later, I booked a professional shoot for myself. I already knew how to photograph others, but shooting yourself is always different. I wanted someone else’s eye, someone who could guide me the way I guide my clients.

But the photographer I worked with wasn’t really present. Her posing felt routine. There was no curiosity about who I was or why the images mattered. There was no energy, no collaboration, no moment of connection. And because of that, the final images fell flat. They looked like pictures of me, but they didn’t feel like me.

That experience made something very clear.

The quality of a portrait has less to do with the lighting or the lens, and everything to do with the connection between the photographer and the person in front of them. You have to care. You have to be invested. You have to bring confidence and help the other person rise into theirs.

That is the foundation of my work.

When we shoot, we build the image together. I guide the energy. I direct with clarity. And I watch for the real expressions that show who you are when you are not trying.

The goal is simple:
You walk away saying,
I didn’t know I could look like this.

Not because I changed you,
but because I helped you see the version of yourself that was already there.

If that is the kind of experience you want, I’d be glad to work with you.