Welcome to Among the Grain blog header featuring founder Julie posing in a polaroid-style photo with cursive text.

Handwritten script text reading this is where I share how I see things beside a vintage camera with film strip illustration.

I’m a Maryland-based photographer drawn to quiet, in-between moments—the ones you don’t think to hold onto until they’re gone. I’ve always loved memories, even other people’s. Photography became a way of holding onto them, of preserving something that might otherwise be missed.

I started on a digital and quickly became fascinated with film. There’s something about not seeing the image right away that makes you slow down and be more present.. This is how I see things, and it’s how I approach photographing you. I work slowly and intentionally, focusing more on feeling than perfection. I’ll guide you when you need it, especially during big moments, but I’m just as drawn to what happens in between during the small moments.

While I work with both film and digital, my approach stays the same no matter the camera or gear. Nothing is overly directed. I’m more interested in how something feels than how it’s supposed to look. I want to keep working this way and letting that sense of movement and change show up naturally in the images I create.

More than anything, I want your photos to feel like you—honest, natural, and something you’ll come back to years from now.

Person sitting in a chair in a parking lot at dusk, framed in ornate gold frame, with Jerry's Chevrolet sign.

Handwritten cursive text on white background reading What do I photograph and why.

I photograph just about anything and everything that interests me. Over the years, that's included parades, skateboarders, music festivals, and whatever else happens to catch my attention. I love being where the action is, surrounded by people, movement, and energy, but I appreciate the quieter moments just as much.

I'm naturally drawn to new places and the experiences that come with them. If I don't change my environment once in a while, I start to go a little crazy! Being somewhere unfamiliar makes me slow down and pay attention to things I might otherwise overlook such as the light, the surroundings, the little details, and the people around me.

I think that's a big part of why I love photography. It gives me a reason to explore, meet people, try new things, and experience places I might not have otherwise visited. Some of my favorite photographs have come from simply being curious and seeing where that takes me.

I'm not interested in photographing just one thing. I like the variety, and I think every new experience teaches me something that shapes the way I see and photograph the world.