Tanya

I believe every woman has a story — and it deserves to be seen, not silenced.

For a long time, I didn’t believe mine mattered.

I grew up being bullied. I survived an abusive marriage. I became a mother young, and the message I kept hearing was loud and clear: you’ve lost your chance. Motherhood means your dreams are over.

By 2009, I was a stay-at-home mom with no career, no confidence, and no idea who I was outside of being someone else’s everything. But something inside me refused to settle.

I picked up a camera. Not because I had a plan, but because I needed a lifeline.

And that tiny spark turned into a fire.

I began photographing love — first as a wedding photographer, and then, as I grew into my power, I discovered something even more life-changing: boudoir.

It wasn’t just about beauty. It was about coming home to yourself.
It was about rewriting the narrative women had been told for generations that we are too much, not enough, or past our prime. That we need to be smaller to be worthy.

And I knew this was the work I was meant to do.

Today, I’ve been a full-time, published boudoir photographer for over 13 yrs. I lead a team of powerful women. But more than anything, I hold space for other women to rise to see themselves clearly, maybe for the first time ever.

Every woman I photograph is a reminder:
You can survive the hardest chapters and still choose yourself.
You can carry scars and still be breathtaking.
You can rewrite your story — and it can be beautiful.