Bruce Willey Photography

This New Years we may find ourselves celebrating the end of 2020 more than the coming new year itself. What could go wrong did so with a gusto not seen in most of our lifetimes. Yet despite the overall bleakness of 2020, love, friendship, and all that is good about the human spirit prevailed. I was honored to document it, and making pictures of lovely couples and families helped keep my sanity. So happy New Year! Much thanks to all the people who trusted me to portray their momentous moments, their hopes, and their intrepid souls. Three cheers to what followed the Black Plaguethe Renaissance, and the 1918 Pandemicthe Roaring 20’s. We may be in for some much deserved good times.

Best part of making pictures is meeting interesting people. This lovely couple were married a year ago in India and were celebrating their anniversary with their beautiful dog.

PhotoFilm of the Tabetha and Patrick's steller Mammoth Lakes wedding.

What a difference four years does make. Always fun to revisit history as the family adds a new beautiful member.

If all natural light was this good I could throw away the flash gear. Mist trail, Yosemite.

Four score and four years ago, I was hired by the Nature Bridge to make some pictures of the Obama's trip to Yosemite. Glad I passed muster with the Secret Service background check and even happier to shake Obama's hand and look him in the eye. But most of all happy to see how excited the kids were to meet the President and soak in the beauty of the Valley. Was just there two days ago and drove by this same meadow, hardly a soul around. We live in almost a different country now.

Love is stronger than a few strands of Ribonucleic acid (RNA).