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Spring in Boston | Photo Adventure

There's nothing better than shooting a beautiful person in a beautiful city with beautiful weather.

My lovely friend, Jay, and I took an adventure through Cambridgeside back in March. I - being more stressed out than I've ever been whilst preparing for my move/the end of school/the impending surgery - completely forgot that I had even taken these pictures. (Sorry, Jay.) 

There's nothing better than shooting a beautiful person in a beautiful city with some beautiful weather. We can pretend that the wind WASN'T going a million miles an hour this whole time, even though it almost blew both me and my camera into the ocean. We can also pretend that I can swim.

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Boston Tattoo Company | Artist Portraits

Boston Tattoo Company - my former workplace and current frequent hangout spot - asked me to shoot some portraits of their artists for a shop portfolio book. I was more than happy to oblige.

Between school and freelance illustration work, I don't have a ton of time for photography anymore (even though it'll always be my first love in the art world). However, this week, I got to dive into a really fun project with some of my favorite people in Boston.

Boston Tattoo Company - my former workplace and current frequent hangout spot - asked me to shoot some portraits of their artists. All of these guys are SO talented, on top of being unfairly photogenic. I've linked each photo to their respective instagrams, so show their profiles some love.

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Big Big Buildings | Band Photos

I spent yesterday morning wandering around Somerville with Adam McElreath, artist and the musical genius behind Big Big Buildings.

I spent yesterday morning wandering around Somerville with Adam McElreath, artist and the musical genius behind Big Big Buildings.

Do yourself a favor and listen to this. It's beautiful and I'm not going to lie, I had it on repeat all evening while editing these photos.

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