Hi there!

I’m Justin, and I’ve got a bunch of cameras in my apartment.

As a theatre-loving gay kid born and raised in Portland, Maine, I have always been a friendly extrovert that loves to connect with everybody.

I’m that person who still talks to people in elevators and smiles at folks on the streets of New York City (even though my husband says it’s going to get me killed), so I bring that enthusiasm and energy to every event that I am lucky enough to document.

In 2010, I shot my first wedding and — despite ripping a giant hole all the way up the ass of my pants — decided that it was the perfect world for me. I continued to work with various wedding photography studios across New England, and then started my own business in 2014 when I moved to the Big Apple. Since then I have photographed hundreds of weddings, engagements, benefits, performances, corporate events and amazing people.

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Photography started out as a hobby and an escape, specifically when my parents told 15-year-old-Justin we were going on a month-long road trip and my only solace in the back seat of our SUV would be a new digital camera. Even though I tried to cover it up with pubescent angst, I found a new passion.

For college, I made a break for “the big city,” Boston, after enduring an adolescence of really bad moose jokes and even worse winters.

I took my first formal photography class my freshman year and got completely hooked, spending hours upon hours in the darkroom. I ended up studying studio art at the SMFA at Tufts University, became manager of the photo lab, and served as a TA for two years.

During undergrad, I was also fortunate to be mentored by accomplished photojournalist Gary Knight of VII Photo Agency, under whom I learned the finer points of documentary-style shooting, going on to focus on documentary work for a few years.

Torn between wanting to save the world as a photojournalist and dreaming of being the next Nigel Barker on America’s Next Top Model, I luckily found my way into wedding photography. 

Apart from being a photographer…

I am a textbook Capricorn with a Scorpio rising. I love Reese’s Cups and cookies more than almost anything. My apartment is slowly becoming a jungle as I am a proud #PlantDaddy. I’m that person who will sternly shush an asshole who talks in a movie or play (or godforbid wedding ceremony). I curse like a pirate, but promise not to in front of your grandma. I use too many exclamation points! My husband and I go to Walt Disney World almost every year — we even got engaged there because yeah, we’re a little basic. 

I like to dye my hair bright colors to cover up the fact I’m going gray a little prematurely. You’ll never convince me that Saoirse Ronan didn’t deserve every Oscar she was nominated for. I’m a good listener. Even though I can’t sing I love musical theatre and belting out showtunes. I will never not-dance to Robyn’s “Call Your Girlfriend” or “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen. Probably a quarter of the things that come out of my mouth are references to RuPaul’s Drag Race. And my favorite emoji is 💃🏻