about jilian :

Hey hey hey! My name is Jilian and I live in Kansas City, MO. I've had the privilege to travel to different parts of the world taking photos of amazing people and beautiful places. Over the years, I have been so lucky to be able to hone in on very specific subject areas of photography consisting of boudoir, aviation portraits, and concert photography which keeps me quite busy.  

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That being said, I am always either at my studio, at the airport, or at a punk rock show. haha

 

Aviation has always been a constant in my life. My dad took me to my first airshow in 1987. (I wasn't even one year old yet!) I took my first single engine flight in 2001 at KWDR in a Cessna 172. Though life has taken me in various directions, I have always found a home in aviation and the pilot community and I am currently working to finish up that PPL. I'm the proud owner of a 1979 Beechcraft Skipper!

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I would love to say that I am this outgoing creature that has this eccentric life, but alas that's not me. I'm definitely more of a homebody who loves giant cups of coffee all day long, am always reading some kind of history book (my go-to is British history and I am way into pirates at the moment as well), or listening to Bayside albums on repeat. I wear sweatpants in the summer time #alwayscold and oftentimes forget to eat all day. (how?) I can admit, however, that I have a chronic case of wanderlust.

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My favorite places I have visited are Greece, Amsterdam, Italy, and Scotland hands down.

Some places on my bucket list : Spain and Ireland. 

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Writing about yourself is so hard! I am an open book so if you want to know more about me- just ask!

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And I will just leave you with this: I feel so incredibly lucky to have my dream job of capturing aviation moments for you to treasure forever. Your sessions help me continue my own aviation journey and I am beyond grateful for that! I can't wait to meet you!