Before moving to Morgantown, this family called four other states home, but this home is the only one Aaron, two, has known. It is the the first home the couple purchased together and the one their son has grown into a toddler in. I met them days before they board a moving van and take…
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I’ve been working through trying to stay busy and document this time at home with the kids as much as possible, because it’s a very interesting time in the history of the world AND because I know there will, most likely, never be another time that I will get so much time with them. Piper…
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Week by week. Day by day. Minute by minute. We’ve been living through one of the most interesting and confusing times in our lives. I don’t think any of us could’ve imaged that we’d be starting our second month in isolation as a global population, yet here we are. We’re all taking this as it…
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I met Lois (Yiayia) back in my student teaching days. She was always such a big influence in my life and my time as a teacher. I lovingly refer to her as my work mom because she truly treats me like one of her own, and I feel the same way about her. Stephanie, Lois’…
Read MoreThis is part of ARTIFACT MOTHERHOOD – a project shared with other female artists who are documenting our journeys as mothers and creating memories for our children through our photographs and words. Go next to the wonderful artist Hollie Stokes to read her post in our blog circle.
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For about a year or so now I’ve had this deep desire to be able to surround myself with creative people who live and work in my community. I’ve wanted to have long conversations with them about who they are and what drives their need to create. I find that, for me, being around other…
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The month of February started off dark and dreary and is ending with a hint of spring, and it’s been so much fun to get to catch up with each of these families. Usually, when I work with documentary clients, I see them once a year or maybe even every couple of years. I’ve loved…
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One thing I’ve learned over the course of my transition to family documentary work is that longer sessions yield the best, most authentic results. It takes a while for people to warm up to the fact that someone outside of their family unit is roaming their home and taking photos at their most vulnerable state.…
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Over the course of my time in business, I have had countless conversations with individuals about what I do. Usually when I say I am a documentary family photographer, there are some questioning looks followed by a request for an explanation. When I explain it to people, nine times out of ten, they giggle. The…
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I met Madison and her family when I showed up to their house hours after her birth last summer. I’ve been documenting her growth every few months since June. Growth sessions, just like Year In The Life sessions make what I do so much more meaningful. You see, the reason I do what I do…
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