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...

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...

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...

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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Birthday wishes for Finn!

Birthday wishes for Finn!

Welcomed with love, one year ago today... what a privilege it was to be there and to share in these special moments. I remember the phone call waking me in the night like it was yesterday... how fast a year goes by! Happy 1st Birthday, dear Finn! Sending you, your...

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Impressions from July & August 2014 : a personal project

Impressions from July & August 2014 : a personal project

It's time for another installment of Impressions! Here's my selection and a quick recap of family life in July and August: [1] Exploring in Grandma & Grandad's garden We spent a couple of weeks in early July with my family in the UK. And it left us longing for a...

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Impressions from May & June 2014 : a personal project

Impressions from May & June 2014 : a personal project

It's time for another round of Impressions! ‘Impressions‘ is a creative project by an eclectic group of female photographers from around the globe. We aim to share the inspiration behind what we do through our monthly posts. On the 8th of each month, we will be...

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Welcome Baby Grace – quietly dreaming, just 6 days new

Welcome Baby Grace – quietly dreaming, just 6 days new

Introducing Grace, a sleepy little bundle of absolute perfection! Aside from the posed photos of Grace sleeping, I witnessed such beautiful 'in-between' moments while she was being soothed and cared for that I couldn't resist capturing those memories too. With love,...

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