Before baby was born: an in-home maternity photoshoot

Are you pregnant? Is a baby growing in your belly? Pause a while, take a deep breath, inhale this moment and capture it in your mind. What is life like right now? What do you feel right now? In this moment. What would you like to remember? Step forward into a future...
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Memories. They’re timeless.

Time is not something we can buy. Time is a gift. The passing of time is most noticeable in nature's cycles and seasons and children growing up. There is always enough time. Spend it wisely. Photograph the everyday as well as the important moments. One day you'll look...
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Life is amazing

Life is amazing. And then it's awful. And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it's ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living...
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To be comforted by photographs

I believe our photographs belong in the real world; on walls, in frames and in albums. We want to see them and have them easily accessible. Every day. I'm curious about the generations who follow me. What will they want? I have boxes of old sepia and black and white...
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Images to Inspire Hope | Hope for Nepal

Images to Inspire Hope | Hope for Nepal

Apr 30, 2015

Just a few sentences in on an article written by the BBC and I'm already moved to tears. More than 8 million people have been affected by the devastating earthquake in Nepal, and the numbers are rising. That's more than a quarter of the country's population. It's...

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Impressions from January & February 2015 : a personal project

Impressions from January & February 2015 : a personal project

Mar 10, 2015

It's time for another round of Impressions! Here's a few moments I want to remember from January and February.. [1] Lea, (12 weeks / almost 3 months) That hair! I love it! I've been making a point of photographing Lea regularly, and I did the same with Rebekka. Her...

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the power of a single image.

the power of a single image.

Jan 18, 2015

As I excitedly made my way through the gallery of photos from our newborn session with Eline, this one stopped me in my tracks. With tears welling in my eyes, it held my gaze and I couldn't look away. The ring I wear once belonged to my Mum. I took it from her...

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Impressions from November & December 2014 : a personal project

Impressions from November & December 2014 : a personal project

Jan 9, 2015

Firstly, let me wish you a Happy New Year and all the very best for 2015! As I take a moment to look back through the many photos I've taken over the last couple of months, I'm reminded of lots of great memories. Here's my selection of 'impressions' for November and...

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