Jessica & Ross make friends wherever they go – not because they are particularly gregarious or loud or try to be the center of attention. Instead they treat everyone they meet like they are already friends and that is the kind of loveliness that makes a couple stand out. When Emily met them in Lincoln Square for this session she told me she didn’t feel like she was working – instead she was hanging out with her new friends who felt a lot like old friends already. With Emily behind the camera they meandered together about their favorite part of town, checking out a little record shop and enjoying the warm spring sunshine on their faces. They’ve lived in different states and different countries and have grown up together in many ways. As he followed his work and she followed him they started a life and now no one is following, or even really leading. They just are and what they are is all they need. That’s what I think these photos show and I love everything about them.