SAND AND STONE MEDIA

Ben and Courtney Nielsen
Photo and Video Storytelling

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Santa Cruz wedding photographer and videographer husband wife duo

Santa Cruz wedding photographer and videographer duo

Santa Cruz elopement and wedding photographer and videographer duo

As storytellers, we use our degrees in Broadcast Journalism and Communications (mixed with our super chilled approach to life, and love of breathing outside air) to create art through photo and video .

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"Courtney and Ben are amazing photographers, videographers, and artists, but most importantly, people. We had an engagement shoot to warm us up and to get to know each other’s personalities and felt so comfortable with them on our day - like they were lifelong friends we had been waiting to meet again!" -Nicole Crosgrove

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Gavin and Mallerie
Big Island, Hawai'i

Robyn and David
Santa Cruz, California

Wagner Family
Santa Cruz, California

Diana and Anthony
Santa Cruz, California

Manas and Vallari
Santa Cruz, California

Smith Family
Tampa, Florida

Jaime and Marisa
Santa Cruz, California

Mike and Monique
Sedona, Arizona

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The Bows
Reno, Nevada

Yosemite couple's session by Santa Cruz photographer and videographer

Sagar and Savannah
Yosemite National Park

Santa Cruz engagement session with couple holding hands - Bay Area proposal and elopement and wedding photographer and videographer

Melissa and Aaron
San Francisco, California

Joel and Jess
Castro Valley, California

Engaged couple in San Francisco - Santa Cruz wedding and elopement photographer and videographer

McKenzie and Brian
San Francisco, California

Engaged couple international photo shoot in Peru at Machu Picchu taken by Santa Cruz wedding and elopement photographer and videographer

Caleb and Juliana
Cusco, Peru

Santa Cruz backyard Wedding couple holding hands taken by Santa Cruz wedding and elopement photographer and videographer

Julia and Andrew
Santa Cruz, California

New York City couple engagement session in Santa Cruz taken by Santa Cruz wedding and elopement photographer and videographer

Sarah and Hayden
Santa Cruz, California

Same-sex couple proposal in Shark Fin Cove, Santa Cruz, California taken by Santa Cruz wedding and elopement photographer and videographer

Nicole and Shannon
Santa Cruz, California

Anniversary session with couple on North Shore Oahu taken by Santa Cruz wedding and elopement photographer and videographer

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