Frozen Solid with Cassie (Patreon)

This set has been a long time coming.

Cassie and I have talked about shooting together for years — timing, schedules, life, all the usual stuff kept getting in the way. When it finally lined up, we didn’t ease into it with something simple. We went straight into a frozen waterfall in the dead of winter.

This was our first shoot together, and honestly, that makes this set even better. There’s a certain raw energy when two people finally work together after years of talking about it — no overthinking, no comfort zone yet, just instinct and trust. Cassie absolutely showed up for this one.

It was brutally cold, but the wild part is that it was actually pouring rain the entire time. You’d never know it from the photos. We were tucked underneath the frozen falls, with rock formations above our heads, so while everything around us was ice and blue walls of frozen water, we were surprisingly protected. The environment felt massive and quiet, like being inside something frozen in time.

The contrast is what makes this set work — warm skin tones against that unreal icy blue, the softness of Cassie’s expressions against jagged frozen textures, gold catching light in a place that feels completely hostile to warmth. It’s delicate and aggressive at the same time.

For a first shoot together, this one set the bar high.

Frozen Solid with Cassie is one of those shoots that reminds me why I love doing this — waiting years, taking a risk, leaning into the elements, and coming away with something that feels earned.

Thank you for being here and supporting the work.More to come. 🧊🔥