portrait // rush family

Juli and Santry love Houston. And not just love, like, love living here and love certain parts of the city…but love in action. Juli is often reaching out and leaning in; finding people jobs, helping friends plan killer parties, making sure her neighbors (whether they live next door or not) have groceries and supplies after a hurricane or flood, or just calling to check-in. She’s a mobilizer. Santry is a connecting maven and one of the most encouraging humans on the planet. If you’re active in Houston’s theatre scene and don’t know him, you absolutely know someone who does. They serve their communities (and beyond) so, so well.

For the couple’s 8th wedding anniversary, Juli wanted to incorporate bronze into their portraits.

With a 70-200mm lens to help keep our physical distance, off to Eleanor Tinsley park we went to shoot on and around Henry Moore’s Spindle Sculpture.

Oh, also, they have an adorable daughter. Her name is Dempsey and she makes me genuinely laugh out loud.