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Jaison Sterling

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Husband, Father, Photographer and co-owner at @rocktown.media and @sterlingimageworks

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A week ago today I completed my first full marathon & 21st half marathon. Less than 1% of the population will do a full marathon and I can’t believe I joined that club. 2016 me could never. Over a decade of running and finally convinced myself I could do it. 26.2 miles. In 2025 when I did two of the four races at Disney, I told myself that if I did the half and 10k, I could easily add the 5k….and if I could do all that, why not just add on the marathon and do the Dopey Challenge. I signed up last March of 2025 and the training began. There were challenges, injuries, work and sometimes regular life got in the way. But I stuck it out and got the long runs in when I could (not as many as I should’ve). But 48.6 miles later, I’m officially a marathoner and dopey finisher. Four races, in four days, through all four parks. I did a half marathon, and turned around the very next day, and did a full — after doing a 5k and 10k the days before the half. I honestly was exhausted by the end of day 3 (thank you @jaisonsterling for doing the half with me, it made the process more fun and helped keep me going — & to both Eli and Jaison for starting day 1 with me for the 5k). And thank you to both sets of our parents and my sweet sister for making the trip to Disney with us and getting up extremely early to cheer us on + making signs, you made the finish lines so much sweeter.

39.3 miles in two days is crazy, I honestly I still can’t believe it. With start times at 4:30am for 3 of the days and 4am the final day. 2:30/3am wake-up calls for four days straight was wild, it honestly feels like a fever dream. It was the best kind of dream and I’m so proud to have ran amongst so many amazing individuals. This experience was truly a core memory that will forever be a highlight reel in my mind. Thank you for every text, phone-call and video I received encouraging me along the way. 💎💚💜

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Something about a winter wedding 😌
congratulations Abi & Van

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Gotta catch em’ all ❤️💛

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Role reversal: activated 🔄 decided we needed our own media day to celebrate expanding our team!

@rocktown.media

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When your friend becomes your Digital Content Manager… it’s nice to meet you 👀📸 We’ve been keeping this secret for weeks and we are so excited that it’s official 🎉 Welcome to the fam @benlately

& shoutout to @cae_lr for the collaborating with us on our stationary lighting setup

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I had a vision for what I wanted my photography to be, but I had no idea how to get it out of my head and into my camera. Then I found Jaison and Brad.

The first time I saw their work, I knew I wanted to learn from these two gentlemen. Not only have they become incredible mentors, but I’m proud to now call them friends.

Two years ago, I attended their workshop at Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano, Texas. I told my brother I was heading to Texas to learn from the best. He laughed and said, “Wait — we live near Hollywood, the media mecca of the world — and you’re going to Texas?” I said, “Yup.” Best money I’ve ever spent — and the return on investment speaks for itself.

Along the way, I met some truly amazing people. We still talk regularly and even collaborate on projects.

Thank you, Jaison and Brad, for an unforgettable experience. If you’re considering attending one of their workshops — I highly recommend it.

#rocktownmedia #rocktownmediaworkshop #braddeelsportsandrocktownmedia #braddeelphotography #braddeelsports #westcottlighting #prolightmods #canon #godoxlighting #sportsphotographer #dramaticlighting #gamechanger

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It’s been a long time coming. An understatement. I wish we could thank every single person who made this dream our reality. First, to our parents, you’re our biggest cheerleaders and also help run the behind the scenes of this business that has grown to something unimaginable. We would be lost without Nell keeping our books straight @bellandcompanypa and without @livefitwithnatalie helping us answer e-mails (and ya know… birthing us.)

If you bought a RTM course or presets, hired us to photograph your wedding, your precious babies, allowed us to capture your senior portraits, business portraits, if you attended a workshop or two… or three (we are so thankful for our repeat workshop attendees) if you have been a longtime client that we’ve photographed for a decade (see you in a few weeks for my fall family session regulars 🫶🏻) —- all of you are the reason we can take this next step and that is not lost on us.

And thank you @djjbean for being the most amazing second set of hands, and being all in for everything you’re a part of. You’re such a great assistant but more importantly, such a great friend.

@cadiaz2009 and @peoplesbankar thank you for helping with all of our banking & financing questions.

@_tonya_perkins_ our sweet realtor who wrote up the contract for this pretty piece of dirt you see behind us, and spent countless hours looking at properties with us. We love you!

Really the list is so long when it comes to those of you who have poured into us, and this business. We see you and cannot tell you enough how much that continued trust in us means. We are capturing some of the biggest moments of your lives and that means everything to us. So as we prepare for one of the biggest moments of ours so far, we are so thankful for all of you who are standing beside us that make this dream a reality for us every single day. I wish I could go back to 2010 and tell Jaison & Callie what was coming. Some days we still can’t believe it ourselves. We are truly living out our dream and that’s in large part because of your trust and support.

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In honor of your birthday today, I am taking a moment to post a few of your birthday photos from last year. Turning four in Kauai was the most magical way to celebrate, and I can’t wait to be back there again. Love you, E!

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Today my favorite tiny human on this planet turned FIVE. You’re everything to us, Eli. We love you more than words.
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To celebrate today we: rode four miles on our bikes, played at the rocket-slide at Burns Park, and finished the day with Pizza, Cake & family.

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Elias Allen | Age 4

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STL 🤍

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I’ve started to post this multiple times and I always get so upset I can’t bring myself to do it. I end up in tears and spiral into a sadness that’s hard to shake. But I want this girl to forever be remembered on my Instagram feed, so I can see her cute face and look back and smile after my heart has healed. But she was so much more than a square on my feed. And that’s why I haven’t been able to bring myself to do it. Because it feels underwhelming and like not enough.

As many of you know from me sharing some details, Myla was very sick last month. In Jan. she was very healthy, as her senior panel indicated. & We still have questions. One question that I do know the answer to, is how hard our vet tried to save her. We truly did everything we could do, and because we did everything, I don’t have any regrets about her care. I can’t speak more highly about the love, care, knowledge & compassion that Dr. Katie Baeyens showed Myla and our family during one of the hardest moments that I’ve ever experienced. It was truly awful to watch Myla decline so quickly, then progress, all to decline once again — but that’s how these thing work sometimes. Losing a pet is never easy. But there is an added element to losing one while on vacation. An added element to losing one suddenly & unexpectedly. That knife twists just a little different. And I say that as a pet parent who peacefully helped our two previous *extremely* loved senior dogs cross the rainbow bridge, one just a little over a year ago. Those previous losses hurt beyond measure, but this was a different kind of loss. One that will forever stay with me. It was devastating. Myla was so bad in the beginning days of her joining our family, & at times we questioned our decision. But then she matured & slowly calmed down & stopped eating our clothes 😅😂 she grew into her own unique role within our family. But in the last month she was with us, we bonded on a new level. From taking her to multiple appointments for platelet & hematocrit rechecks, to acting almost like a fulltime caretaker, administering a plethora of pills, it was all-consuming at times. & I would do it all over again. And again. (Continued in comments)

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