Thanks for caring to meet us in this way! We can’t wait to hear all about you two. But first, a little about us and why we do what we do.
Our first “date” was shooting a wedding in Santa Barbara together and having every guest ask how many years we’d been business partners. We took it as a sign to keep doing this and 6 years ago we officially became Kindred.
We hold a relentless curiosity about human beings and their behavior; how they love simply and spectacularly, how they hug, cry and cackle. And, of course, the creative process — forever a hot damn mystery we’ll never solve.
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We're two artists and storytellers with a penchant for the sacred, the absurd, and the unexpected. Sometimes a bit irreverent, always intimate and immersive, our work seeks to celebrate the poetry of modern romance artfully and honestly.
We’re inspired by French New Wave films, the portraits of porch life by Nicholas Nixon, the Americana of Robert Frank and Richard Avedon, and William Eggleston’s color. With degrees in fine art and philosophy, we also have hearts for the classics, of Caravaggio and chiaroscuro. And ultimately, we’re enchanted by the big and small displays of love, light and movement on a wedding day.
Collectively, we’ve shot more than 200 weddings in the last 8 years and we’ve only photographed non-model people our entire careers so we’re used to working with the real moments. We’ll never put you in a pose that doesn’t feel right and we’ll get to know the way you two fall together because just like the two of us, we know each couple fits one another differently.
1. Call me by your name
2. Yi Yi
3. American honey
and because we ask you... here are our favorite movies...
Our wedding video
OUR APPROACH
We shoot weddings because we love the small exchanges that are happening every moment between you and those you love on your wedding day and we’re set on capturing each one of them. We’re not satisfied with fake smiles, we want you to laugh and forget we’re even there. We hold a relentless curiosity about human beings and their behavior; how they love simply and spectacularly, how they hug, cry and cackle. And, of course, the creative process — forever a hot damn mystery we’ll never solve.
Our goal isn’t to make you look like a model on your wedding day, but to create photographs that display how you feel with your best friend, surrounded by your favorite people, daring greatly as you step into the next chapter of your lives.
We aim to work with creatives with a fondness for film and who treasure fine art in all its forms — the sacred, the poetic, and the strange; kind folks that don’t take themselves too seriously but orchestrate things with intention and tender lovin’ care. Ultimately, clients that approach life artfully, recognize our artistry and seek to collaborate with us.
Get In Touch
The best way to connect with us is by sending a message HERE. You can also find us on Instagram.
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