Once upon a dark and snowy night in the wild land of the Pacific Northwest, a tenacious baby was born. Her favorite toy was a microphone, she lived to choreograph and perform living room musicals, and as she grew she found herself obsessed with color and spacial design. She was gently directed away from a career in the arts by feminist parents who, in their wisdom, felt a career utilizing her brain would provide more financial stability to her than her pursuit of “the arts”. (We can’t fault them, they did their best and they aren’t wrong.) However, the arts called to her. She aced art history finals, sang, danced, choreographed, played a variety of instruments and was finally given a camera by those same practical parents for they knew she’d always lean towards what she loved. When the entire world came to a screeching halt in 2020, this small girl’s life came to a halt too. Long story aggressively short, she bought a fabulous camera with her stimulus checks. Four photos into her first family session, she knew photography was it for her. She has never looked back and is now traveling the Unites States thriving as a wedding and family photographer.

The End.

Or, more accurately, The Beginning.

If Haley’s work seeks to say anything, it’s to tell the truth about what really happened in an honest and beautiful way—she documents how it felt so that you can feel it again years later. Haley believes that the perfect version of you is the one feeling the most in each millisecond, and only asks that you’d let her close enough to capture the raw and wide expanse of what makes you you.

Haley’s wedding work is featured in People Magazine, US Magazine, E! Online and TV Insider. She’s shot couples sessions on the beaches of Florida, maternity sessions in California, and weddings everywhere from New York to Oregon and loads of states in-between.

People were meant to do life together, so capturing real life moments is Haley’s sweet spot and passion. Haley is currently freelancing for lifestyle family photos, weddings, business branding content and events all over the U.S. Follow @haleymariaphotography on Instagram and Facebook for fresh content and inspiration. Don’t be a stranger, she loves to connect and would love to tell your story.