Author / Axie Breen
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Me at the Marathon!
This past April I was an official photographer for the Boston Marathon, covering the medical support teams. My beat was Medical Tent B and the surrounding area—not the tent at the finish…
May 1, 2022 -
Bat Mitzvah in Needham
A little sunset lighting really transformed this parking lot into a nice place for portraits! Capturing the style of the self-possessed star of this event… and the way her family was so…
March 5, 2022 -
Wedding at the Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge
The Multicultural Arts Center has a wonderful, hidden sort of park, a lovely setting for a wedding, with lots of leafy and architectural spaces for natural light portraits. Weddings have so much…
September 5, 2021 -
Anniversary portrait
A couples portrait to celebrate a big anniversary. It felt like everyone’s emotions were so beautifully close to the surface! It was so nice, trying to make photos that show that shared…
April 7, 2021 -
Modeling/Acting headshot
For this singer/actress/model, we did a variety of looks to show that she is the girl next door. And also maybe, a very hot Carmen. Later she told me she had signed…
February 15, 2021 -
Violinist portraits for her new website
Lucia Lin is a gifted violinist. I had photographed her once before onstage when she was a soloist with the Wellesley Symphony, so I was really excited to work with her to…
October 20, 2020 -
Wedding by the Ocean
I photographed a beachy Cape Cod wedding, the kind where the getting-ready pics include making a flower garland for the dog and riding a bike to the ceremony. It felt like a…
September 3, 2020 -
Tiny wedding in Newton
I was excited to photograph this beautiful little wedding. It was in a wonderful outdoor setting in Newton, surrounded by trees. The thunderstorm held off til just after the champagne.
August 27, 2020 -
Bat Mitzvah at Temple Beth Shalom
This Bat Mitzvah in Needham had to be rescheduled from June and downsized and zoomified (health precautions, of course). But I still got lovely portraits in and around the temple of the…
August 24, 2020 -
Corporate headshots
I have been doing headshots for this company for a few years, whenever they need to add someone to their website. This was the first time we ever had our photo session…
August 5, 2020 -
Bat Mitzvah portraits
These are portraits at the synagogue. Beautiful family, and a chance to take advantage of some golden afternoon light. (This was the last photo session I had before everything shut down due…
March 26, 2020 -
Kathy Yang portrait for French magazine cover!
I am thrilled that my friend Kathy Yang is the cover warrior for this French magazine about internal martial arts, and that they used my photo of her! It’s quite a long…
February 18, 2020 -
Wedding at home
This wedding was in the home of the bride’s best friend. It’s an antique house tucked away in the trees. It played such a big role, homey and majestic at the same…
January 20, 2020 -
Aerial arts at Moody Street Circus
Did you know there is a circus studio in Waltham with loads of silks and trapezes hung from great soaring ceilings? I brought a backdrop and a couple of lights to photograph…
November 22, 2019

I’m Axie. I love making regular people look more amazing than they were expecting, and capturing relationship moments that will still resonate years down the line. Capturing faces and moments is a portrait skill and also the core of event photography, showing the human interactions that make things exciting. Here are a few samples.
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