Welcome to the 5th annual installment of my birthday blog post roundup! Below are a selection of 100 of my favorite photos (and a video) from 31.

Thirty-one was officially the “Year of Tour” for me. During 31, I was traveling 239 days, and 164 of those were on tour. I worked once again with The Struts, MisterWives and Walk The Moon, and went out for the first time with Joywave and Gavin DeGraw. Among the headline tours, I also had the opportunity to support Foo Fighters (check out the recap video at the end of this post) and Thirty Seconds to Mars with these artists. #ALMfancam also turned 4 years old!

Thirty-one also saw (and shot) several dear friends getting married, two moves in LA, and a re-up on the blue hair. While I wasn’t on tour, I traveled to several places I’d never been before- from the desert to Hawaii.

These annual “year in review” posts have been a really fun way to chronicle my life over the last 5 years, so if you’d like to check out past round-ups:
Best of 30 | Best of 29 | Best of 28 | Best of 27

As always, thank you SO much for following along in any capacity and supporting me as you do!

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Right photo by Rachel Martin


^ Photo by Matty Vogel


^ Photo by Matty Vogel


^ Photo by Rachel Martin

The Night Game supported by The Band Camino at El Rey in Los Angeles. I’m so impressed by both of these bands and got completely lost in this show. Didn’t know what to expect, but was blown away! The Band Camino gives me all the feels, and I highly recommend seeing TNG live if you have the chance. Vibe city.

The Band Camino:

The Night Game:

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Got grungy with Zookëper for some promos on Melrose Ave last month!







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On my recent visit back to OKC, I was able to do a couple of sweet, at-home maternity boudoir shots for Cassie & Kael! See their full maternity session at the Wichitaw Mountains here.

I love my job. Because sometimes I get to help plan and photograph the most exciting moments in people’s lives.

Kathryn’s family was planning a vacation to LA (from Oklahoma), and Will decided it’d be the perfect time to propose. But not just a proposal- a total surprise appearance. So we schemed.

A few days in to the family’s Hollywood vacay, Will hopped on a plane and met me at the Griffith Observatory, where Kathryn’s mom and I planned a family photo shoot rouse to get everyone together, looking nice, and in front of one of the best city views in the world. Will hid away while a few family photos were taken around the building. Once we ended up back in front of the mountainous view of the Hollywood Sign, Will snuck up behind Kathryn (with the help of my assistant/spy Sloane) and was on one knee before she could even turn around. Keep in mind- she had no idea he was even in the same state. Watching the event unfold as the surprise registered on Kathryn’s face was the best thing I’ve seen in a while! We immediately followed it up with the most joyful engagement session, as they (of course) could not stop genuinely smiling.

Take note, y’all. This is why you get someone to take pictures, any way you can.

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Karen + Arthur had an exquisite, Armenian engagement reception event at Signature Banquet Hall in Granada Hills, CA last month. Their gorgeous, formal cocktail looks made for stunning engagement portraits in the all-white lobby of the venue!

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Headed up to The Griffith Observatory with Rochelle on a beautiful day earlier this week for her college senior photo shoot!

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A fun side job of shooting bands is working with them to create their merch catalogue looks! This shoot in a DTLA loft studio is for new X Ambassadors items now in their store.

Models: Anh Tran, Courtney Coles, Eric Guidice


BTS photos courtesy of Eric Guidice:

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Urban Cone
February 6, 2017
School Night, Bardot
Los Angeles, CA

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Dashboard Confessional
Vinyl Theatre
This Wild Life

February 4th, 2017
The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA

DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL:

VINYL THEATRE:

THIS WILD LIFE:

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