well, hi!

i’m caroline.

i’ve been many, many things in my life and i haven’t always returned to something if i’ve done it before..

i was a musician, a piano/violin teacher, an art historian, a nomadic traveler to all 7 continents, a photographer, a wife [yes, i’m divorced], a producer, an interior designer, a midwesterner [milwaukee], an australian [melbourne], a californian [los angeles]..

in my most recent life, i’m a therapist and a death doula living in oakland, california with my partner [martin] and our tiny son [moses] and tiny pup [leela]..

but i missed photography.

i had photographed weddings for over 12 years [under the business name ‘woodnote photography’] and stopped when COVID hit. when events got canceled and i suddenly had no humans to photograph, i decided it would probably be helpful to become a therapist and prepare for the giant grief the world would inevitably be facing once the lockdowns eased up. so, i did that. and i’m a therapist now, and i love it.

but i missed photography.

so i’m back. and i can’t wait to work with a few lovely beings each year. i’m especially excited about intimate events. elopements. maternity shoots. birth. death. [yup, i said it. i’ll photograph death.] i love humans and their realest moments. i love rawness and honesty and how messy this life is, but how much gorgeousness is dripping through every instant if you’re willing to look for it.

i’m willing to look for it. and capture it for you. it takes a lot of trust to let someone in.. thank you for considering me.

i can’t wait to meet. x