it started with weddings...
My name is Everett. Nice to meet you :). So what had happened was...
So...I’ve been a wedding photographer since 2006, and a few years in I started getting a number of brides-to-be asking me if I did boudoir sessions.
"Boudoir? I don't even know what that is!" was my first response to the first bride who asked about it. LOL. Yup, I had no idea what it was. Well after reading up on boudoir ("private bedroom"), I gave it shot (pun intended!). I have always loved natural light photography, and boudoir was a perfect fit.
After a few sessions it became clear to me that this very unique genre of photography needed its own website, and thus Sub Rosa Boudoir was born.
Fast forward to today and I'm now an award-winning boudoir and wedding photographer. I'm also an educator and mentor to other photographers in the Austin area.
Oh...and "Sub Rosa" loosely translated means "in secret." I chose it because the brides that were hiring me wanted to keep it a secret from their soon-to-be husbands so they could surprise them with a boudoir photo album.
As far as the rest of me: well I am a fun-loving dad to a teenage boy, I have an amazing sister who basically runs a financial company in Santa Monica, and my incredible parents live in New Braunfels! I've been in Austin since 1996. Hook 'em!
ORGANIZATIONS
Everett is an active member in the following organizations
- Professional Photographers of America (PPA, ppa.com)
- Wedding and Portrait Europe (WPE) International Awards
- Texas Professional Photographers Association (TPPA, tppa.org)
- Austin Professional Photographers Association (APPA, austinppa.com)
2026
15 PPA Merits
Master of Wedding Photography - PPA
2ND Place - Bridal Party (Family and Friends) - WPE Awards - First Half
1 Silver Award, 3 Bronze Awards - WPE Awards - First Half
1st Place and Judge's Choice Award - APPA - May
2025
9 PPA Merits
Top 100 Photographers in the World - WPE Awards
Best of Artistic Nude 2025 Issue - Boudoir Inspiration
8 Official Selection - Boudoir Inspiration Photography Awards
2ND PLACE - Wedding Photojournalism - WPE Awards - Annual Final
2 Silver Awards, 1 Bronze Award - WPE Awards - Annual Final
Judge's Choice - APPA Annual Image Competition - Portrait Category
Distinguished Of WPE Awards - Second Half 2025
5 Silver Awards, 1 Bronze Award - WPE Awards - Second Half
2nd Place - APPA - August
1st Place, 3rd Place, and Judge's Choice Award - APPA - May
2 Distinguished Image Blue Ribbons, 2 Seals of Approval, and 2 Bronze Medals - TPPA
Annual Image Competition
WeddingWire Couples' Choice
The Knot Best of Weddings
2024
4 PPA Merits
Best of Boudoir - Boudoir Inspiration
6x Official Selection - Boudoir Inspiration Photography Awards
2nd Place - APPA Annual Image Competition - Portrait Category
Image Excellence Distinction - PPA - October
2nd Place - APPA - October
2nd Place - APPA - September
2nd Place - APPA - August
Accepted to FEARLESS PHOTOGRAPHERS
1st Place and Judge's Choice Award - APPA - July
3rd Place - APPA - June
2022-2023
Best of Boudoir - Boudoir Inspiration - 2023
8x Official Selection - Boudoir Inspiration Photography Awards - 2023
Best of Boudoir - Boudoir Inspiration - 2022
6x Official Selection - Boudoir Inspiration Photography Awards - 2022
Bronze Merit - The Portrait Masters Image Awards - 2022
2015-2020
Best of Nude - Boudoir Inspiration - 2020
COVER - Boudoir Inspiration - October 2020
Top 25 Best Wedding Photographers in Austin - Expertise.com - 2020
COVER - Boudoir Inspiration - June 2020
Best of Nude - Boudoir Inspiration - 2019
Wedding Wire Couples Choice Awards - 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
The Knot Best of Weddings - 2018
Top 25 Best Wedding Photogaphers in Austin - Expertise.com - 2016
Austin Wedding Day Style - Best of Austin - 2015
AWARDS AND MERITS
AWARD-WINNING IMAGES
LIST OF AWARDS AND MERITS
