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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Ianthe, Alegria and Zeno – three gorgeous Maine Coon cats

Ianthe, Alegria and Zeno – three gorgeous Maine Coon cats

The Maine Coon breed of cats are absolutely beautiful and I couldn't wait to meet these three special felines. Meet the very beautiful, very curious and very playful Ianthe.. She loved to play, and would quickly run and jump, all the while keeping a keen eye on her...

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playing a game of water fountain | sweet newborn baby boy

playing a game of water fountain | sweet newborn baby boy

Remember this beautiful couple? Here's their sweet baby boy.. the one who liked to play a game of water fountain! ;-) I completely lost count of how many times he played that game! We changed blankets so many times; I had quite some laundry to do afterwards, not that...

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waiting for baby | studio maternity photoshoot

waiting for baby | studio maternity photoshoot

I didn't hear yet if this baby has arrived... but surely must be any time now! This gorgeous mama-to-be has such a cute little bump that we waited till later in her pregnancy for the maternity session. So... will they have a boy? or a girl? I can't wait to hear! And...

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an adorable little brother, just 10 days new

an adorable little brother, just 10 days new

I was super excited to receive the news of George's arrival and couldn't wait for his newborn session. Last year in August, I photographed his delightful big sister the day after her 1st birthday, and I was really looking forward to meeting the newest member of this...

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