MEET LAUREN

Hi! I am so glad you’re here! If there is one thing about me, it’s that I bring midwestern charm to LA cool and they meet right in the middle. I was born and raised in Saint Louis, Missouri, but have lived ALL over the country! Minnesota, Florida, Pennsylvania, and now most recently Los Angeles, California- which is lucky for me because I am an ocean girl at heart and a sucker for good tacos and margs! I’m Endlessly inspired by the natural world around me, but I bring a bit of fun to the magic that is there too. I LOVE working in the ocean and actually in large part owe my start in photography to the big blue herself.

I mentioned before that I grew up in Missouri, far far away from the ocean. The first time I ever saw the ocean I was 6 years old and in the most stunning place to experience the beauty of the ocean for the first time- Hawaii! I walked into the water and caught a fish with my hands, and from that moment, I was quite literally hooked on anything ocean related. Growing up I was afforded the ability to travel, and as you can probably guess, those travels led me around the world and into the blue. 16 countries later, I have a well rounded eye for photography and a passion to keep experiencing the world around me. Now, I work in Southern California, photographing the ocean below the surface and on her shores with like minded salty souls. BUT that isn’t all…

Photography is more than just a couple of camera clicks, or trying to get “the vibe”. It’s all of that and then some. To me, it’s telling a story with a passion, to connect the senses by appealing to a larger purpose which is to advocate for living in tune with our natural surroundings, and therefore making us more in tune with ourselves.