it’s so nice to meet you

I’m Tero. I’m a wedding, family and boudoir photographer based in Edmonton, Alberta. It’s important you know that this is an inclusive space. Everyone with a beating heart who values kindness and resonates with my art is welcome here.

My why:

Life is fragile and time is precious. We’re reminded of that reality again and again throughout our lives⁠: by the seemingly slow days that turn into fast-gone years; by the speed at which our babies and our siblings grow up; when we lose someone we love dearly.

These moments are all fleeting and I want to savour them. To be able to look at a photograph and be taken back to that moment in life is an invaluable thing. I want to preserve memories for every human that is willing to welcome me into their lives to do so. 

Little bits about me:

• I’m a wife to my best friend, Nate. We got married on my Baba and Gido’s farm in 2019

• I am a mother to our 2 year old, Zoe. She is the absolute light of my life

• We are about to welcome our second daughter and I’ll be taking some time off to soak in those newborn snuggles and embrace life as a family of four

• We have two mini dachshunds, Frankie and Elly. Big wiener people

• I am the most sentimental person I know—a sucker for handwritten letters, old home videos, grandpa's worn tools, and anything else that could make a heart all mushy

• I have a Bachelor of Visual Communication Design from the U of A

• Pixar movies are my favourite. Inside Out is great on a sad day

• The best foods are those that make good vessels for sauce… oh, and cheese

• Hip-hop is my favourite music

• I listen to podcasts almost constantly while I work

• I fall up the stairs all the time