Blake is a 30 year old photographer currently calling Tupelo, Mississippi home but is lucky enough to be able to have a job that allows him to see the world and most importantly to meet new people.

He bought his first camera (which he still has) at the age of 15. With many years of trial and error and youtube videos, late nights in the studio, and finally a college degree in fine art from his alma mater Mississippi State University (HAILSTATE!), Blake is now a national award winning and internationally published photographer. Most recently he has been sought out by advertisement clients including ESPN, Mississippi State Athletics, Renasant Bank, Toyota, The New York Post, Viking Range, Pure Insurance, Red Roof Inn, and Mabus Agency. His work has been featured in magazines, digital advertisement, and billboards.

At his core, Blake is an artist. He learned that his original career choice of medicine was not for him. Since then, he has been creating and has never looked back. Whether he is working with a camera, a table saw, or a letterpress, he feels the most at home when creating art with a hands on projects and has a passion for the creative process. The ideas never stop coming and the possibilities are always endless. He doesn’t sleep enough because his thought process will not allow it. But that is what he loves about life and his expanding career - continuing to polish his skill set daily.

Random facts...
I like Starbursts
I don't like yellow Starbursts
I like Chinese Food
I don't like having my ears pinned to my head
I like to think I'm extremely "techy"
I don't like mouth noises
I like the smell of gasoline
I don't like spiders
I like aquariums
I don't like waking up early.... at all
I like my second shooter Joyce Li! (she's my girlfriend as well)

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Happy one year anniversary to these two! Wish I was back in Vicksburg watching the sunset over the MS again.

30 years from now, looking back, will you be proud of what you did to help make the world a little better place? I am proud to have been a voice today along side of my community. #blacklivesmatter 🤜🏻💥🤛🏾

The Ewings Happy married life you two! Your future children will be some of the best golfers to ever play the game.

Unfortunately I haven’t been photographing many weddings recently due to Covid-19. Fortunately a few of my clients have turned lemons into lemonade and pivoted to embrace an intimate wedding with only their family surrounding them. It has been very meaningful to me to share and be a part of those special moments. I will tell people about them for the rest of my life. And not to mention they make for some SERIOUS eye candy. Can’t say enough good things about the team that put Amber Claire and Griffin’s intimate wedding day together. #dreamteam

Intimate weddings have grown near and dear to my heart.

There are far more images used in this 17 image photo stitch than there were people at Molly and John’s intimate wedding. And it was pretty amazing. I wouldn’t have changed a thing.

Happy Pre-Covid-19 wedding day to these two. We aren’t on the dance floor tonight but will be soon enough!

If I had to paint a picture of what an intimate wedding reception under the family big oak tree in the best Mississippi weather possible would look like. I would paint Molly and John’s day.

A photo narrative. 1) Not knowing what’s for dinner. 2) Agreeing what’s for dinner. 3) Getting dessert too

Practice 👏🏼 Social 👏🏼 Distancing 👏🏼 Y’all 👏🏼

Hello everybody! Still here! Long time no post! Hope everyone is safe and healthy out there! With the current unfortunate situation in the world and a lot of couples having to stress and reschedule their wedding dates. I wanted to share a quick story of turning lemons into lemonade (or in this case tomatoes to bloody Marys) I was supposed to photograph @m.hemphill and @jshide wedding this past weekend. Unfortunately that didn’t happen and to avoid possible future restrictions they decided to push their wedding ahead a few weeks and elope. So she text me on a Monday about possibly getting married the next morning at 10:00 AM with only their parents, the officiant, myself in attendance. And it was absolute perfection. I told them afterwards when I am at a wedding I feel like I am more of a witness than anything but I felt part of their day. A puzzle piece. The family invited me to stay for lunch and bloody marys after their ceremony. It is a day I have been talking about and will talk about for a long time. So to all you couples out there stressing. Relax a little. No matter what you get to marry your best friend and the only person in attendance that matters is standing across from you. Stay positive stay healthy

Ceremony entry goals. Laken + Tyler’s weekend was a really beautiful one.