The Cascade Mountains in Washington State are the perfect setting for high school senior portraits, especially if your senior loves nature. And nestled among the mountains are numerous rivers and lakes, many of which have plenty of space around to roam. I remember when we were talking about possible locations for this amazing senior and when I showed him this place on our zoom call, he pretty much instantly said, “that’s the one!” He really liked the forest, moss-covered logs, river, and the suspension bridge too, so we explored them all for his session. I had actually photographed him and his family years ago when he was just a few years old and his little sister was a newborn, so it was pretty awesome to see them all again and celebrate their oldest who’s now about to graduate high school!

They brought the whole family, so we included some family photographs too and had a wonderful time on a comfortably warm evening along the river. He plays in the high school band and brought his trumpet along as well. He’s planning to study music in college as well, most likely attending a university here in WA.

Thank you all so much for the wonderful session! It was so great to see you again after all those years and capture these (and more) senior portraits of this wonderful young man! Congrats to him and the class of 2027!