Born and raised in Watsonville, the 831, I’ve grown to deeply understand the beauty of being shaped by a place, its people, and the stories held there.

For more than a decade, I’ve moved through the corporate world while quietly returning to the thing that has always felt most like me: photography. What began in high school became a way of witnessing love, transformation, healing, and the fleeting moments that deserve to be remembered.

My work is created entirely on film… 35mm, 120, Polaroid, and Super 8. Multiple exposures are made in-camera, with intention. No digital perfection. No manufactured moments. Just honest imagery, nostalgic texture, and space for something real to unfold.

I photograph intimate weddings, couples, and soulful portraiture with a balance of editorial direction and emotional instinct. My hope is that you feel safe, seen, and fully yourself, and that what we create together remembers more than how it looked.

It remembers how it felt.

xo, lerèsa