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Hello, I’m Mekenna

I’m a photographer who is passionate about documenting real moments in time.

For as long as I can remember, I have been obsessed with photography. However, I haven’t always admitted that to myself or prioritized using my camera consistently to document what I was most drawn to.

A series of small, intentional decisions over the past 10 years helped me do both. I created this website to share what I learn and document along the way!

Browse my blog to see what I’m learning, scroll through my portfolio to see what I’m capturing, follow along on Instagram to see what I’m up to, and check out my beginner-friendly guide, Adios Auto Mode, if you need help learning how to use your camera.

If you want to connect, collaborate, or work with me, don’t hesitate to contact me!

– Mekenna

Education:
  • Master of Public Health from Brown University
  • B.S. in Public Health from the University of California, San Diego
Featured on:
  • Bold Journey: Meet Mekenna
  • Coronado Times: Meet Your Neighbor
  • SD Voyager: Meet Mekenna

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a trip to the Channel Islands more specifically a trip to the Channel Islands 

more specifically to the Santa Cruz Island… a remote island with no stores, no food for sale, and no cell phone service that takes about it 1-1.5 hours to reach by ferry.

we caught the early ferry (very choppy, it surprisingly didn’t bother me, but it did get many others lol), hiked the Montañon Ridge Loop, and hung out by the dock for a few hours before our afternoon departure.

limited myself by only bringing one lens, and well… it was definitely limiting. but that helped me stay more present! 

Fujifilm XT5 + XF 35mm f/2 | March 2026

#shotonfujifilm #fujifilmxt5 #channelislandsnationalpark
tucson road trip 📷🌵 San Diego, to felicity, to Yu tucson road trip 📷🌵

San Diego, to felicity, to Yuma, to delicious tacos in Gila Bend, daily bike rides, and exploring tucson. 

unfortunately it was gloomy all but one day we were in Tucson which provided really crappy light for photos. 

Fujifilm XT5 + X100VI | January 2026 

#shotonfujifilm #felicitycalifornia #tucsonarizona
The Coronado Times ✨ Feeling disconnected from my The Coronado Times ✨

Feeling disconnected from my camera after returning to the U.S. led me to start a 52-week photo challenge, and later begin my Coronado Photo Project. Which led the Coronado Times to reach out to talk to me about my personal photography project. And that story is now live! 

For over a year, I’ve been working on this quietly. It’s helped me dig myself out of a life slump + see and connect with Coronado in a way I never had before.

I have included some of my favorites in this carousel. 🫶🏼

You can read my interview here: https://coronadotimes.com/news/2026/03/22/meet-your-neighbor-mekenna-of-mekennas-moments/

#coronadocalifornia #coronadophotographer
a morning in pacific beach things that caught my a morning in pacific beach 

things that caught my eye near the pier on a photo walk. 

not my favorite lighting and I accidentally shot overexposed bc my EC dial changed and I didn’t notice! 

Fujifilm XT5 + 35mm f/2 | edited JPGs | Jan 2026

#pacificbeachsandiego #shotonfujifilm #fujifilmxt5
a wknd in temecula, ca old town farmers mkt, cof a wknd in temecula, ca 

old town farmers mkt, coffee shops, wine country, and watching the balloons take off at sunrise. 

Taken on my Fujifilm XT5 + X100VI & the last two on film. 

#temeculacalifornia #shotonfujifilm #olympusstylus

 

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