Meet Annika, a lovely lady I was fortunate to meet earlier this Spring. She moved to Portland, Oregon from Germany with her husband a few years ago. She's currently advancing her career as a writer and nutrition coach. Check out her site! http://www.cartatouille.com

Annika is such a sweet soul and was open with me about her journey of life and loss and what grieving and remembering and celebrating looks like in this stage of her life. We wanted to do a shoot to capture her love of life, the outdoors and her sweet dog, Fleur (who is just the cutest) as well as capture some of the beauty that we are lucky to live in here in the Pacific Northwest.