Photography, Art, Writing

Hi, I’m Albert!

I am a photographer, artist and writer, continuing to build my body of work from the Sonoran desert. I moved here from Chicago, where my photography has been exhibited across various venues. I write as Albert the Artist — a name borrowed back from childhood, and the truest way I know to describe returning to my creative roots after a long career in technology.

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MY LATEST ARTICLE

Chunky Marks and Thin Water

There's a name for where you are with a skill and where you want to be. It's quite simply called "the gap" — the space between the interest that got you into a craft in the first place and the hand that hasn't caught up to it yet. Sometimes it takes years for those two things to meet. Most people quit somewhere inside that gap. The ones who don't aren't necessarily more talented. They just keep closing the distance, one ruined sheet of paper at a time, on the belief that the distance is closable.

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Sessions on location

Family and dog photography in Sahuarita & Green Valley, Arizona.

Simple, natural portraits that feel like you.

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What I Offer

I focus on relaxed, straightforward portrait sessions.• Family portraits
• Pet photography
• Outdoor sessions in natural light
• Simple, comfortable shoots without a lot of stagingThe goal is to capture people and pets as they are, without overcomplicating the process.

Getting Started

1. Reach out
Send a message with details of what you're planning.2. Plan session
I’ll call you to discuss your shoot and a date that works for you.3. Session
A relaxed session focused on getting natural, usable images.4. Receive your photos
Edited images delivered digitally.

Based in Sahuarita/Green Valley, AZ

Sessions typically take place outdoors at local locations, depending on what you’re looking for.

Ready to learn more and discuss your photo session?

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