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I'm a hopeless romantic who finds great joy in creating and capturing connection and beauty wherever I go.

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I'm Poly and I'm so happy you're here. This blog is a journal about photography, life, my travels, fashion, and style. Stay a while and say hello!

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How to live an exceptional life – because ordinary is already taken

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The title of this post could very well be: “the pursuit of happiness,” but since that title has already been used for a movie, the one above will have to do. We live in a society where everybody is so busy, or think they are, they constantly stop saying yes to the things that will […]

How to be the Perfect 2nd Shooter

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I was lucky enough to have worked with the same second photographer for about 5 years. Kristi was everything I had asked for, with very minimal training. I swear I could just look at her and she would know exactly what I was thinking or what I needed from her. And then she decided she […]

E’s 9 Months | Chaska Baby Photographer

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There won’t be a time in your child’s life they’ll change as much physically, as the first year of their lives. From the little tiny newborn, to the 3 month old baby who only wants to stare at you, to the 6 month old baby who’s full of expressions and is working on sitting without […]

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