I have been a journalist, as both reporter and photographer, for more than 13 years. For nearly eight years, I worked as a staff writer for the Detroit Free Press, where I covered crime, and I'm also an author: My first true crime book, "Dead But Not Forgotten," was released in August 2010 by St. Martin's Press. My photographs have been featured on NBC's "Dateline" and have appeared nationwide in publications such as the Sacramento Bee, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Seattle Times.

Being a crime writer and a wedding photojournalist might seem an odd mix, but I consider them my professional yin and yang. I see the worst and best sides of people, and both extremes require me to tell compelling stories by documenting emotions.

My partner and secondary photographer, Elijah Van Benschoten, is an artist with an MFA from Syracuse University in New York. He's an internationally exhibited painter and drawer, and he teaches printmaking at Adrian College. Elijah works alongside me on most two-shooter packages, and he uses his printmaking skills to create intaglio prints. Our goal is to merge our journalistic and artistic approaches to capture your day both honestly and beautifully.

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