Bios
Photojournalism is not a buzzword at Milestones Photography. It’s a career.
Owner Dave Arntson holds a degree in Photojournalism and has a decade of experience as a press photographer. He has been on staff at The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and at the The Northwestern of Oshkosh Wisconsin, where he covered daily news and sports, including the NFL. He also teaches photography courses at Minnesota State University Moorhead.
He is an award-winning member of the National Press Photographers Association, North Dakota’s first award-winner in the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA) and a member of its sister organization, the Artistic Guild of the Wedding Photojournalist Association ([AG]WPJA).
Associate photographer Britta Trygstad joined Milestones Photography in 2005 after earning her Photojournalism degree from MSUM. Trygstad was raised in Erhard, Minn. and has experience as a staff photographer at The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Britta is also an award-winning member of both the WPJA and [AG]WPJA.
Director of Marketing Sarah Arntson has 10 years of experience in broadcast journalism and newspaper advertising. She is a native of Sioux Falls, SD, and got her mass communications degree from MSUM. She divides her duties at Milestones with freelance writing. Her stories have appeared in newspapers across the Midwest and in Area Woman, From House to Home, and Wedding Vow magazines.
Part-time photographer Morea Steinhauer grew up in the Thief River Falls, MN, area. She graduated from MSUM, where she designed an individualized degree in photography and arts in business.