2015 was a year of firsts and bucket list check dreams. I was fortunate enough to travel to 7 countries, 6 of which were new to me! I continued to do spaceflight photos and spent a TON of time shooting for my Everyday Astronaut series which broke 20,000 followers on Instagram by the end of the year. I shot my first wedding in Europe, which was incredible. I got way more into aerial photography and had a lot of fun with my DJI Inspire 1.
2015 started with a picture perfect snow fall in my hometown, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The Black Hawk Hotel looked like it came straight out of a movie!
I taught my first (and certainly not last) photography class at the Grout Museum in Waterloo. It was awesome and sparked my interest in teaching a lot more!
I bought a DJI Inspire 1 quad copter and sold my old hexacopter and have been flying far more than I ever did with my old system.
I don’t do too many family photos, but when I do, it’d better have super cute dogs and the cutest kids.
I shot special menu items for one of my favorite Cedar Falls restaurants, Whiskey Road.
Having fun with my Inspire 1 over the Center Hill Dam in Tennessee.
Unfortunately, I only caught one rocket launch last year and it was a United Launch Alliance Delta IV carrying a GPS satellite for the military.
I shot a whole series for Everyday Astronaut that had NO photoshop. This was the most taxing, challenging and rewarding shoot I’ve done to date. For this picture titled “I always knew what I wanted to be” I had to build a wall so I could fake a mirror look.
My niece turned 6 months, so of course I had to take some cute pictures of her :)
BUCKET LIST!!!! I took my space suit with me on a trip to Asia. This included a day of hiking along abandoned section of the Great Wall of China.
We hiked over 3 miles along the wall with my space suit and my gear. It was incredible!
I ended up in Myanmar for two weeks to share the story of a children’s home. This is Schwedgon Pagoda in Yangon.
The view of Shwedagon is awesome from Vista Bar! I would say it’s probably the best view I found.
I ended up hanging out at Color Flowers Garden Children’s home about 2 hours outside of Yangon for 2 weeks thanks to Global Populace.
Ngwesaung Beach is a nice little gem in Myanmar. An underdeveloped paradise.
Had to see Vietnam on my way home! Ha Long Bay is a MUST SEE!
And back home in Iowa :)
A beautiful storm rolled through Cedar Falls on a warm July night.
We flew out to Core D’Alene, Idaho for a gorgeous wedding.
Next thing you know we were in Copenhagen! We would spend 2 weeks in Northern Europe to shoot a wedding in Germany and site see!
After Germany we spent a week driving around Norway. Norway is now one of our all time favorite places!
We had the best time in Alesund, Norway. It’s insanely gorgeous!
Back in Iowa!
The Taylor Morris 5k Glow Stick Run is always a good time!
Cody & Alyssa’s wedding in Colorado was a blast!
I took my DJI Inspire 1 with me to get a cool perspective of where they got married!
That night I went back up to the rock where they got married and took this picture! It was a gorgeous night!
I don’t do that many senior pictures these days, but I made a special exception for Audrey’s beautiful cousin Jenna :)
This was a first! I got to ride a Roller Coaster with Heather and Kyle at Arnold’s Park in Okoboji, Iowa!
My good friends Taylor & Danielle got married on a beautiful October day.
My beautiful niece turned 1! My oh my how time flies!
We shot a gorgeous Eritrean wedding in Las Vegas the next weekend.
Since we drove out to Las Vegas, I spent some good time shooting fun pictures on the way home in Utah.
All in all, I can officially say 2015 was my best year yet! :)
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