The moments worth remembering.
Photography for the people, places, animals, milestones, and little moments that make life yours.
Photography has never fit into one box.
I've never been very good at choosing just one thing to photograph. Golden Days started with landscapes and animals, grew into boudoir and branding, and eventually found its way into babies, milestones, holidays, and the everyday moments in between. And honestly? I like it that way.
I love photographs that feel like you — not overly posed, overly perfect, or made to fit somebody else's idea of what a photograph should be.
The goofy moments. The little details. The people you love.
The places that mean something. The experiences you don't realize you'll miss until they're gone.
That's what Golden Days is all about.
Not everything needs
a reason to be photographed.
Sometimes you just want to remember how someone looked at you.
Sometimes it's the way your kid laughed that day.
Sometimes it's a place you never want to forget.
Sometimes it's simply because you feel good in your own skin.
And sometimes, you're building something that deserves to be seen.
Whatever the reason, I'll meet you there.
What are we remembering?
Lifestyle & Storytelling
From $125
Branding & Headshots
From $150
Boudoir & Styled
From $250
Jessica Shirley
Long before Golden Days became what it is today, I was a truck driver who spent 12 years traveling across the country. Somewhere between mile markers and truck stops, I became a little obsessed with chasing sunsets, catching sunrises, and photographing my golden girl, Harley, everywhere we went. I didn't really know what I was building back then. I just knew I loved capturing the little pieces of life that made a moment feel worth remembering.
Eventually, photography led me to something completely different: boudoir. I fell in love with helping women see themselves the way the people who love them see them — confident, beautiful, strong, and completely incredible. There was something incredibly special about giving someone photographs that reminded her of who she is.
Then I became a mom. And suddenly, photography became even more personal. I wanted to freeze the tiny things I knew I would eventually forget — the little expressions, the messy moments, the milestones, the people I love most, and the everyday pieces of childhood that somehow become the memories you miss the most. From there, one thing led to another. Babies turned into milestones. Milestones turned into families, branding, animals, special experiences, and so many other stories I never expected to photograph.
And somewhere along the way, I realized something: It's not really about the photographs. It's about why we want them.
It's about the person we want to remember.
The season of life we don't want to lose.
The business we poured our heart into.
The woman we want to remember we were.
The little moments we didn't realize were important until they became memories.
Photography started as something I loved. Now, it's my way of helping other people hold onto the things they love, too.
Manuel Chistinson
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