Hi, I’m Jenny.
I’m the photographer behind Dear Jenny Photo, bringing more than a decade of creative experience to artful portraits for families, kids, and dogs across DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
I have always been curious about the world and the way photographs can hold onto it. As a kid, I pored over my grandfather’s National Geographic magazines, studying faraway places and the people who lived there. That curiosity has since carried me to more than 50 countries and taught me to notice what disappears quickly: beautiful light, fleeting expressions, and the small details that make someone feel completely themselves.
When I was sixteen, I begged my mom for a camera and received a 1970s Minolta film camera I still own today. It now lives among a slightly unreasonable collection of vintage cameras.
My career began in advertising and grew into years of creative direction and storytelling for global companies, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations. Through it all, I kept returning to the same question: what makes someone stop, look, and feel something?
Dear Jenny Photo brings that experience together with what I have always loved most: art, people, pets, and the imperfect moments that make a life feel like yours.
I live in Arlington with my husband, our daughter, and Nigel, our very photogenic rough collie.
A few things I hold dear
• The kind of giggles that make everyone else laugh, too.
• Burying my face in the top of my dog’s head.
• Making things by hand.
• The thrill of finding something beautiful by accident.
• Photographs that grow more meaningful with time.
The way I see it
I’m drawn to the real stuff: small hands, wild hair, dog noses, crooked grins, couch cuddles, and the moments that happen when everyone stops trying so hard.
I believe family photos can be beautiful without feeling formal—a little posed, a little playful, a little editorial, a little true to life. The best sessions make room for both the portrait you’ll frame and the unexpected moment you’ll love just as much.
Your kids can be themselves. Your dog can be opinionated. You just need to show up as you.
The magic is usually already there. I just help you hold onto it.
For the moments you hold dear.
