I’ll never forget the night that one of my closest friends called from the hospital. An MRI had revealed a large tumor in her 6-year-old son’s cerebellum. He was heading into surgery. I kept vigil with her that night and, when he suffered a stroke intraoperatively (a known risk given the size and placement of […]

This past June, my side of the family met up at a cabin near the Finger Lakes in Upstate NY. My camera doesn’t always come along when it’s tired, but being at the start of the summer, I was feeling charged and snapped a few pics as my family played. As we swam, fished, played […]

A year ago, I shared the photos from this fun vacation session (also my love for this talented mama), but I never got around to sharing their film! Wolfeboro, NH holds a special place in this family’s heart. It’s where these parents were married and where they’ve vacationed with their littles nearly every summer since. […]

The heart is the most flexible muscle in the body. It’s really remarkable how it will always stretch to make space for new people we love. I had the special privilege of meeting a family with giant hearts stretched by foster babies over the years. They were content to love on those babies for the […]

I first met this little beauty in the hospital when she was a day old for a Fresh 48 session. Her adoring parents were smitten then, even more so at her newborn session six weeks later, and exponentially more at this six-month First Year session. That’s the thing parenting books don’t tell you. That your […]

This is the second Moving Portrait I’ve had the privilege of creating starring this little wonder. Her mama (a talented family/wedding photographer) has a gift for words and self-records love letters that have me in tears as I edit. She also has a gift for making Winnie feel deeply seen and thoroughly celebrated. I love […]