Nice to meet you!
My journey to photography first started when I realized I had been working and traveling around the world and I had almost no photos to show for it. My job was to run clinical trials on diagnostics and therapeutics in low and middle income countries. Thinking about all the missed opportunities to take photos saddens me to this day. In November of 2019 I decided to wise up and get a real camera for my travels in 2020. As you can imagine these travels did not occur….
But! It gave me the opportunity to spend more time exploring the PNW and taking photos has been an amazing quarantine escape
During this time I was asked if I was willing to take photos of my friends intimate wedding and although nervous, jumped at the opportunity. After spending the weeks before watching videos and scouring instagram for inspiration the day come and the stress faded away. The concerns I had about messing up or missing the shot had transformed into this unique opportunity to just be creative and have fun. From there I haven’t looked back taking every opportunity to take photos for friends, family, or go exploring in Washington. My pups probably have several thousand albums of photos….but they’re super cute so that makes sense.
Throughout this process it slowly dawned on me how much fun I was having taking photos and so I decided I wanted to pursue it more seriously. So welcome to my site! Feel free to look at my galleries from past events or check out my instagram here.
To book for weddings, engagement, or elopement photos please fill out the contact form here!
I’m always up for new opportunities and ideas, you can contact me at sburkot@gmail.com
Fun facts: I am a licensed drone pilot, have played ultimate for 10 years, and have two metal plates in my left arm. My partner and I also have two adorable shepherd mixes.
You can see some of my other work (photos, data science, misc) here:
