About to the sea photography
wedding & lifestyle
photos + vid
HOLA &
ALOHA
My Family
Me
I'm so glad you're here!
I grew up roaming the shores of South Padre Island, Texas with a 110mm film Barbie film camera in my hand. Whenever I finished a roll I'd take to our local grocery store (H-E-B) to develop. I still remember the anticipation of seeing how my photos would turn out, and the joy of sticking them into various albums and scrapbooks. When film went to digital, the camera never left my hands. I joined yearbook at Port Isabel High School and documented student life in addition to my own. Making photos and memories has always been a passion of mine, but I never really thought it would be my job. After high school I left Texas for the University of Hawai'i. The first morning I woke up to emerald green mountains pouring into the bluest water, I knew it was a place I meant to be.
I'm Erica, your new adventure buddy
hola & aloha I AM SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE
I know we can make magic together & I can't wait to meet you
I studied Geography & Earth Sciences during my undergraduate years, and went on to law school at the same college. After law school and a bit of traveling, I settled back in my hometown of S.P.I. and started working for a law firm. I still spent my evening taking photos, and eventually took the leap away from the courthouse into full-time photography. Now I can freely travel with my family, working in my three favorite places, S.P.I., Mexico, and Kaua'i, doing what I love.
I wasn't always a professional photographer
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1999
Catch me with a pink Barbie camera with 110mm film I would beg my mom to develop every week at HEB.
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2012
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2016
Friends and strangers began asking me to take photos of their families too. In 2016 I shot my very first wedding!
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2017
In 2017 I filed for my LLC and officially opened my photography business. I still had a full time job as a lawyer, but I began to shoot more for side income and fun!
I became a mom! And my baby daughter became the focus of my camera! I started a blog called "To the Sea" documenting our life in Hawai'i.
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2019 and beyond...
In 2019 I left my full time job at a law firm to pursue photography as my full time career! God has provided for my family through photography ever since!
how we started capturing love stories
It's been a journey to get here...
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