Nicolas A Monaghan Photography

Hello! Being back in Columbia, MO has brought on a ton of emotions. I would be hard pressed not to say that I miss Minneapolis. The 612 has such a special place in my heart that will always be there. The culture and feeling of the city was unbelievable. I am excited to go on a 5 day shoot in July!  That being said, Columbia is where I first really started to learn about who God is and what He says is true. When I first came back in town, I was approached by Nathan Buxman to shoot some photography at a conference called the Christian African Conference at Christian Fellowship Church in Columbia, MO. It was absolutely amazing. I couldn't believe it! We all have this idea of God and how big He is then He always blows our minds to show how big He actually is! Our idea of Him seems to always be a lot smaller! This conference proved to me how mighty and great God is.  I walked into this conference and the first thing that I noticed was how beautiful all the different out...

Hello everyone!  I hope you enjoyed my corny title! This weekend was another really cool experience and fun photoshoot. As some of my followers know I have moved back to the great state of Missouri. Missouri in the summer means one thing. Lake of the Ozarks! Oh and the Show-Me State games. This year was special because I was finally back with my twin brother Mike. (Pictured to the right) We played lacrosse together and were co-captains in high school back in Illinois. Mike went on to play lacrosse at the University of Missouri where he finished as team captain before changing sports to wrestling.  I knew it was going to be a great weekend when Friday came along and friends started pouring into our ranch house from all over the state. Buddies that Mike played college lacrosse with and old friends I hadn't seen in awhile!  I was asked by the team if I could shoot some pictures from the event in which of course I said yes. I love lacrosse and have been a fan o...