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I specialize in portraits, headshots and events for personal, business and non-profit clients. I love color, movement, emotion… and classic black and white portraits! Based in the Boston area.

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  • 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
    Model/actor/performer
  • Musician portrait, Lucia Lin, classical musician headshot, Boston photographer

    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
    Music, Arts, Branding, Model/actor/performer
    • Moody Street Circus, Zoe Isadora, aerialist

    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
    Arts, Circus, Model/actor/performer
  • belly dance photo, dance publicity shot, oriental dance, raqs, Soraya Jamal, studio portrait, Boston, Needham, Waltham, dancer portrait

    Golden belly dancer

    I did a beautiful portrait session with Soraya Jamal a couple of years ago. She recently came back for new publicity photos because she had some amazing new costumes she wanted to…

    February 21, 2019
    Arts, Dance, Model/actor/performer
  • musician headshot, violist portrait, Wellesley Chamber Players, Jing Peng, performer photography, Needham, Boston, promotional headshot, classical music

    I love working with musicians!

    I was pleased to make some portraits with this viola player whom I met through Jayoung Kim’s Wellesley Chamber Players. She went with the flow and we captured a nice variety of…

    February 19, 2019
    Music, Arts, Model/actor/performer
  • performer headshot photography

    The dancer sits still for a moment

    Melina has been photographed a zillion times in performance, but she needed some professional headshots—one more “show biz” and one more basic, for other things (like when it’s big on the back…

    February 23, 2018
    Arts, Business portrait, Dance, Model/actor/performer
  • classical music photography

    Lucia Lin with the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra

    Shooting this kind of event requires the usual elements: you need to capture expressive faces with good lighting. The problem is just that you need to do this unobtrusively! I don’t want…

    February 5, 2017
    Music, Arts, Non-profit organization, Model/actor/performer
  • belly dance artist

    Melina at Karoun

    I love to watch Melina dance and I REALLY love to watch her dance through my camera—trying to capture a perfect moment as her face passes through the stage lights. Karoun in…

    October 1, 2016
    Arts, Dance, Model/actor/performer
  • Singer headshot, Boston portrait photographer

    CD cover for Classical Singer

    Tenor David Won is preparing a CD of arias, planning for this photo to be the basis of the cover…. we were trying to find the right dramatic but friendly look for…

    June 22, 2016
    Music, Arts, Business portrait, Model/actor/performer
  • belly dance portrait

    Sayuri dancing

    Every dancer has her own approach and it’s fun to find and express the unique traits of each one.  This dancer is particularly joyful, even in the context of my studio. It…

    June 21, 2016
    Arts, Dance, Model/actor/performer
  • vintage style dance portrait

    Belly dance magic

    Belly dance is an ancient art form. I love how, at its heart, it’s a person interpreting music with her body, and radiating it out to an audience (maybe) so the music…

    October 24, 2015
    Arts, Dance, Model/actor/performer
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    Andromeda, belly dancer

    I had a fun session with this Boston-based belly dancer and teacher who specializes in Greek styles of belly dance. We got to play with glamorous costumes, dramatic lighting, and some moody…

    February 22, 2015
    Arts, Model/actor/performer

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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  • Wedding at the Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge
  • Anniversary portrait
  • Modeling/Acting headshot

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    Happy birthday to @melinabellydancer ! Wishing you Happy birthday to @melinabellydancer ! Wishing you so many mystical spins! 😁

#dancephotography 
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#bostonphotographer
    Happy anniversary to @leacytosis and Gabe who got Happy anniversary to @leacytosis and Gabe who got wedded a year ago this month, on a beautiful windy day by the ocean. We were doing some couple portraits when someone  setting up for the ceremony yelled over a question, and the bride immediately ran away to help, beautifully!

#bostonweddingphotographer 
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    @lucialinviolin (gifted violinist with the #boston @lucialinviolin (gifted violinist with the #bostonsymphony, among other things). A magical bit of this photo session was when I asked her to play for a bit... and something about that gorgeous, rich sound pouring over the sunny field... so unexpected and kind of just for me... Man!

We made these portraits for a new website  introducing her project, In Tandem. It's dedicated to bringing new voices to, and breaking barriers of color, in classical music. See lucialin dot com for duet videos from the project.

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    Portraits to celebrate a big anniversary. Everyone Portraits to celebrate a big anniversary. Everyone's emotions so beautifully close to the surface. Trying to make photos that capture their shared history and the kind of love you can settle into. Plus, i love their hands.

#portraitphotography #portraitphotographer  #lovewins #blackandwhiteportrait #anniversaryportraits #bostonphotographer
    Happy big 21 to @moodystreetcircuskid . Always bri Happy big 21 to @moodystreetcircuskid . Always bringing the good energy!
(And congrats on 21 years of quality momming to @melinabellydancer )
    Headshots with @scorpionsinger for her work as a s Headshots with @scorpionsinger for her work as a singer, model, and actress. A variety of looks showing she can be the girl next door and also maybe a very hot Carmen. She told me later she signed with a modeling agency, partly due to our photos. Hurray!

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    That time i photographed @moodystreetcircuskid and That time i photographed @moodystreetcircuskid and @cirquemelinda being amazing on their aerial equipment, and we were done and i was starting to pack up and they said, Okay, your turn! 

What!? I was skeptical, but when the prima coaches are telling you yes... of course you have to go for it! 

1) showing me my first move. 2) hoist assist. 3) adjusting to how high it feels to mere mortals. 4) I learned one hand is for styling and one hand is for: Death Grip!

Photo credit: @moodystreetcircuskid
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    To get out and see something beautiful is a nice b To get out and see something beautiful is a nice brain refresh. 
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    @wigglefloofs casting a spell yesterday at our sun @wigglefloofs casting a spell yesterday at our sunset Halloween session. Dreamy!

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    #halloweenvibes An image i created for an opera pr #halloweenvibes An image i created for an opera presented by #choruspromusica , photographing of course whoever was hanging around the house! Thanks, Aaronacci! 

#bostonphotographer #bostonopera #pagliacci #graphicdesign
    Happy one-year anniversary, you big sweeties! I Happy one-year anniversary, you big sweeties! 

I was along for the ride with @ehasierphoto 

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    Happy birthday, @najmatphotography !! #shimmyquee Happy birthday, @najmatphotography !!

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    Here's a little more summer, from when the bride a Here's a little more summer, from when the bride and groom biked down this beachy road to their ceremony. Suddenly it was like I was watching some Audrey Hepburn movie! 

(Thanks @lenamandelis for connecting me with this family! ♥️)

#bicyclebuiltfortwo #audreyhepburn #summervibes #bostonweddingphotographer #inthemoment #asithappens #tinywedding #capecodwedding #beachwedding #nikonusa #d850 #outdoorwedding
    I got to photograph this #tinywedding on the beach I got to photograph this #tinywedding on the beach. Such a gorgeous day, which was partly the setting and the weather, but mainly the couple and their dearest ones coming together to celebrate with them. Me: trying to catch all the feelings with my camera. 😊

#bostonweddingphotographer 
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    From that time @cirquemelinda put up an aerial rig From that time @cirquemelinda put up an aerial rig on the rooftop of Printemps department store so she could fly over the city! 😳

#lyra #aerialarts #bostonphotographer #dancephotography #parisphotography #circuseverydamnday #circusarts #photoshopcomposite #needhamphotographer #joy #upsidedown
    Happy earth day! Getting drenched with spring with Happy earth day! Getting drenched with spring with @wigglefloofs last May.

#earthday
#arnoldarboretum 
#floweringtree 
#gratitudeattitude
    From that photo session we had at #chenonceau when From that photo session we had at #chenonceau when @cirquemelimel was swinging from the chandeliers! 🙄

#moodystreetcircus 
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    A photo i took awhile back with some new embellis A photo i took awhile back with some new  embellishment. It's @moodystreetcircuskid at home in the air, with her superstrong shoulders and killer stare. Just out of frame: @cirquemelimel

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    When you're tromping around the swamp admiring the When you're tromping around the swamp admiring the signs of spring, reality seems a little better. 
#thetrustees #skunkcabbage #wildflowers #springephemerals
    The last photo session i had before everyone had t The last photo session i had before everyone had to go home. They're to celebrate her bat mitzvah and ordinarily I would have some really fun party pics too, but the party was cancelled of course. Glad we got these at least! 
#batmitzvah #batmitzvahphotographer #bostonphotographer #needhamphotographer #doverphotographer #newtonphotographer #barmitzvahphotographer
    Thinking of the boost we can get from nature... I Thinking of the boost we can get from nature... I remember this time at Bryce Canyon when we said, should we get up super early and go photograph the dawn? and we decided yes even though the forecast was cloudy... and we got our lovely dawn photos. And then we were turning away, okay let's go get breakfast, and right then this rainbow shimmered into being right before us and i was just stunned with appreciation. Speechless! Overwhelmed by beauty. With @wigglefloofs and @definitely_hans 
#tbthursday #brycecanyon #rainbow #gobsmacked
    Kathy Yang --We created some images she can use to Kathy Yang --We created some images she can use to market her classes and workshops --this is qigong and tai chi saber. She is quiet power!

#ymaaboston  #ymaa_com  #qigongforhealth #taichi #tcm #axiebreenphotography #bostonphotographer
    I'd like to thank @melinabellydancer for introduci I'd like to thank @melinabellydancer for introducing me to the sparkly dancing side of myself, seen here a week ago, ready to go be a dancing pirate in a show at @moodystreetcircus . Thanks for putting some extra shine on the journey! Muah! 💋
    I'm thrilled that my friend Kathy Yang is the cove I'm thrilled that my friend Kathy Yang is the cover warrior on the new issue of this French martial arts magazine, and that this is my photo! Woohoo! It's great to see her coming into her own as a teacher. (And delivering the"sense of enemy" stare.) Her business is called TCM Time. (Traditional Chinese Medicine time)

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    Beautiful autumn wedding at @powissetfarm. The cer Beautiful autumn wedding at @powissetfarm. The ceremony was outside, and then the old barn, usually full of bins of kale and mysterious tubers, was magically transformed for the reception. The lovely and fashionable bride: @hillaryflowers⁠
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#thetrustees #powisettfarm #weddingphotographer #bostonweddingphotographer #axiebreenphotography
    My pup Lucy and B helping me scout locations for f My pup Lucy and B helping me scout locations for family portraits. She is seriously reading the breeze for creatures she should chase! ⁠
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    Happy new year! Here is @cirquemelimel going all W Happy new year! Here is @cirquemelimel going all Wonder Woman, leaping into 2020 with her Lyra of Truth!

#circuseverydamnday #fitchicks #aerialarts #lyra #bostondancephotographer #bostonphotographer #axiebreenphotography #aerialstudio
    Catching some magic as @moodystreetcircuskid flies Catching some magic as @moodystreetcircuskid flies. So beautiful! And so strong you don't notice how hard it is to just zoom around holding onto a strap!

Costume @fenellamarie 
#circuseverydamnday #aerialarts #dancephotography #moodystreetcircus #axiebreenphotography #bostonphotographer #portraitphotographer #aerialstraps #aerialstudio
    The bride looking utterly regal, about to step dow The bride looking utterly regal, about to step down the aisle to marry her love. 
#bostonweddingphotographer, #fascinator #needhamweddingphotographer, #blackandwhitephotography
    A dark image for All Hallows Eve. Thanks to B for A dark image for All Hallows Eve. Thanks to B for always being my willing model. And then this from one of my favorite poets, #MaryOliver: 
To live in this world
 you must be able
 to do three things: 
to love what is mortal; to hold it 
against your bones knowing 
your own life depends on it; 
and, when the time comes to let it go,
 to let it go." (And thinking of my mom who would have been 98 today. Miss her. )

#grief, #halloween, #lettinggo, #portraitphotographer, #nesop
    Trying to capture the fire of beautiful Hanan at a Trying to capture the fire of beautiful Hanan at a @moodystreetcircus performance. 
#asithappens #bellydance #bellydancer #bostondancephotographer
    I photographed this kickoff event for the 2020 Cen I photographed this kickoff event for the 2020 Census, bringing together lots of organizations who are working to make sure that low-income and immigrant communities get counted. There was lots of energy and lots of people. Great faces!

#MassCounts #census2020 #census @mira_coalition
    Bridal accessory: courage. #wedding #weddingdress Bridal accessory: courage.

#wedding #weddingdress #tattoo #bride
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