This COVID-19 induced hibernation has been a long slog. We have given up so many things we love, doing our best to beat back the virus. When my friend and tennis partner Jerrod asked me to do a socially distanced engagement session with his fiance Amanda, I paused. It had been several months since I had photographed anyone outside of my quarantine bubble.

Being behind the camera again and making images was uplifting and reassuring. The world is still here. Love is still here. And stories are still being created. Me and my camera, working with a couple, felt like two long lost friends reunited.