Welcome friend, I'm Shannen, but you can call me Shan.
I've always been someone who holds on to things. Growing up it was painting, journaling, collecting objects, scrapbooking - anything that helped me keep the moments that mattered. Photography is just the most honest version of that. It's how I save the people, the laughter, the little glimmers that would otherwise get lost.
I'm a Long Island girl who recently planted roots in the mountains of Western North Carolina with my husband and four kids - still figuring out the seasons, still bringing the same heart.
Fueled by caffeine, creativity and the hope I won't step on a rogue Lego. I miss the days when streetlights told us it was time to go home. My perfect Sunday includes a coffee at home, a record spinning, the smell of pancakes cooking and half colored pages scattered on the floor.
Serial hobbyist. Loud laugher. Happy crier. Proud thrifter. My playlists bounce from Harry Styles to Blink-182 and I will never stop rewatching Disney Channel originals or defending quarter socks.
I believe in showing up, doing my best and celebrating all love. At the end of the day, I just want to make honest, human art for people who feel the same.
Becoming a mother changed everything.
Suddenly, the urgency to preserve moments, to hold onto time, became impossible to ignore.
I often find myself wondering, What will I leave behind when I’m gone?
It’s the photographs, the stories, that keep memories alive. The raw, real and beautiful moments in life deserve to be remembered. I want to capture the love, the chaos and the magic of your story, so that when you look back, you’ll not only see it, you’ll feel it.
Emilie & Chris
When you hire Shannen, you are not only hiring a photographer, she is a magician, a toddler aficionado, a capturer of raw love and life, among other things.
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