Woman listens to her teacher, Frustration.

By 2015, I was thigh deep in boudoir photography, but my dissatisfaction was growing. I was tired of pearls and spiked heels. Tired of asking women what their partner’s favorite body part was. I cringed every time I photoshopped cellulite or asked a woman to pop her hips backward to “make them look smaller.” I wanted to be honest, so I started asking my clients honest questions like “what do you love about you? What parts of yourself do you struggle to love? How do you want to feel during this shoot?” I changed the music, burned the lingerie, and added plants and everyday objects. I wanted people to come home to themselves. I wanted to get weird and explore the deepest parts of life together through the body and photography.

A muse is born.

I fell hard in love with women’s bodies, just as they are. Soft lines and sacred cellulite. A living, moving work of art. And Ladygroove was born: an entity unto itself with the purpose of healing and connecting with every human encounter. And it wasn’t just my healing. My subjects explained their sessions as homecomings and rebirths. Tears ran like rivers. Something mysterious happened when we allowed ourselves to get curious and be seen(true story: a real-life chicken started laying eggs again after she was in a Ladygroove shoot).

Woman befriends her body.

Ladygroove has been a guide into my own boundaries, sexuality, and artistry. I practice grief and play and bring others alongside me. After suffering from an eating disorder for 12 years and navigating complex PTSD, Ladygroove has been a pivotal part of my own sexual liberation and embodiment. I am here to watch bodies go from fear to love. Because of this, I bring a more realistic approach to how bodies are portrayed. Double chin? Double delicious. Stretch marks and cellulite? A striking texture. Our fleshbags are an entry point to freedom. I welcome folx to bring all that their bodies are wanting to be seen in and released.

Women see their bodies as they are.

I’m a truth teller and a collector of beauty, and it’s my delight to translate that sacred space into images for my subjects and the world. When a client sees her photos, she begins to see her body as it truly is: a mosaic of shapes, lines, textures, colors and stories. We aren’t bad assimilations to a cultural norm. We’re galaxies- unrepeatable and worthy of endless exploration. Every moment of healing (both in front of and behind the camera) propels me to document humans and their bodies.