Tag / Needham photographer
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Aaron and the surprise laugh
I made this short video for my home page a while back. Now that it’s time to refresh the home page again, I’ve taken it down, but it still makes me smile…
January 27, 2019 -
City hall wedding and portraits at the Public Garden
I joined this couple and their friends at Melrose City Hall to capture their wedding. It all came together beautifully, even a last-minute decision to just have the ceremony outside on the…
September 3, 2018 -
Power kid!
Had a fun session with this young person; she was up for my ideas, ready to imagine all kinds of things with her facial expressions. Then when I had what I needed,…
May 2, 2018 -
Family portraits at home
On a weekend morning this spring, I got to venture out of the studio and hang out with this family to take some relaxed portraits in their home. The windows and white…
March 23, 2018 -
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 -
Informal Portrait
Gretchen is a lovely person who wanted some portraits with an informal feel, so we moved out of the studio and put some nice light on her—made her laugh a little bit,…
April 15, 2017 -
The warm and friendly business headshot
Ean Spangler, LMT, CMTPT (those letters mean she is an extremely certified massage therapist) has a new business (JP Muscular Therapy) and asked me to do some business portraits for her new…
February 15, 2017 -
Business headshots for Bossed Up at Workbar Cambridge
One Friday night I got a call from a friend of a friend who was stuck in the Midwest because of a snowstorm… but she was scheduled to photograph 25 women at…
January 2, 2017 -
Flamingo among pigeons
A very striking young woman, captured with natural light filtered through sheer curtains, and a reflector. Love the color story of hair, lips and blouse of course, but also her expressions. Later…
December 15, 2016 -
JFS Healthy Harvest Thanksgiving
Just before Thanksgiving, Jewish Family Services of Metrowest volunteers filled loads of bags with all kinds of healthy groceries, along with turkeys and pies, to give to families at Woodrow Wilson elementary…
November 28, 2016 -
Two Brothers
This mother wrote to me about photographing her little boys: “I am hoping to capture them—they just keep growing and time is flying!” I am so on board with that idea, to…
October 15, 2016 -
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 -
Body Movement Solutions
Brian Muccio is a personal trainer based in Roslindale. He works with people on rehabbing injuries and getting back full movement. He’s extremely detail-oriented and observant, retraining the body and brain for…
September 8, 2016 -
Master Gardener
Portraits of the master gardener among her late-summer lilies at sunset, with just the sun and a reflector for lighting. Some beautiful sun flare and backlighting. Check out her white lilies taller…
August 13, 2016

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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