Documenting life in the wild west

FOR THE WILD, THE TENDER & EVERYTHING BETWEEN

Photography for couples, families, brands, and all the beautiful in-between, set against the wild landscapes of Colorado and beyond.

Based in Colorado but I’m always up for an adventure.

THE EVERYTHING PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE WILD WEST

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THE EVERYTHING PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE WILD WEST \

Your life doesn’t fit into a niche. Neither should the photographs.

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Your life is made up of more than the big, picture-perfect moments. It’s the people you love, the places you wander, the seasons that change too damn fast, and all the little things you swear you’ll remember forever.

That’s what I’m here to photograph.

The real stuff. The beautiful stuff. Your stuff.

Whatever season you're in, let's remember it.

I photograph the people, places, and stories that make a life yours.

  • Couples + Elopements
    Engagements, elopements, intimate weddings, and the wildly-in-love moments in between.

  • Families + Motherhood
    The growing bellies, tiny hands, belly laughs, beautiful chaos, and everything that changes before you're ready.

  • Brands + Creatives
    Honest, personality-filled imagery that looks and feels like you.

  • Adventure + Everything Else
    Because some of the best stories don't fit neatly into a category.

Colorado is home, but I'll happily follow a good story wherever it takes us.

Come as you are. We'll make something worth remembering.

Real Life.

Wild Places.

Photographs that feel like you.

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hi, i’m chelsea

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Colorado photographer, mama to two wild little girls, chronic mountain wanderer, and firm believer that the ordinary days are usually the ones we'll miss the most.

Photography has followed me through a lot of versions of my life. And somewhere along the way, I stopped believing I needed to pick just one kind of story to tell.

I love the big ones, of course. The engagement. The vows. The growing belly. The brand you've poured yourself into. But I love what happens around them just as much: windblown hair, muddy little boots, the way your toddler reaches for your hand, laughing until someone snorts, and those quiet moments you don't realize mattered until they're gone.

Maybe that's why you'll find me photographing a family in the mountains one day, an elopement the next, and a creative bringing their latest idea to life after that.

I don't want to photograph a niche. I want to photograph people and the lives they're actually living.

Mine happens to include two little girls, a camera almost always within reach, and as many days spent wandering around Colorado as I can squeeze in.

Because life changes ridiculously fast.

And I think we should have really damn good photographs of it.

Let's work together

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Let's work together \

  • 10000/10 recommend! We used Chelsea for our engagement & wedding photos as well as a mini session with our kids and OMG- obsessed with every single pic is an understatement. She made us so comfortable & we absolutely love her

    Chelsea Smith

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the everything photographer of the wild west

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the everything photographer of the wild west ✺