Hello! I’m so glad you’re here! My name is Lauren. I am a storyteller and moment seeker from West Virginia where I live with my husband of nearly 9 years and our two children. I’ve lived my entire life with the urge to create and document. History, especially the stories of my own family, fascinates…
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It seems as if family documentary photography is a growing field. More and more photographers are beginning to explore the genre. Each creative does things a little differently, though. This has led to a wide range of what photojournalism means for a family session. There is a difference between dressing up in clothes that you…
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I will be forever grateful for Lauren and the fact that our tiny two bedroom apartment didn’t scare her off. My fiancé and I made coffee, snuggled, and read the love letters Lauren asked us to write aloud to each other. All the while, she snapped away, creating images I’ll cherish forever. This is the…
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I’ve been working hard behind the scenes to get 2022 Year In The Life planned out. I cannot wait to meet and document new and returning families next year. With that being said, we are now on the backside of recording this year. As we enter August, the Sunday of Summer, I remain grateful and…
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Since her birth in July of 1931, Patty has made her mark on the world in many ways, but to her family and those closest to her, they know her best by her work at the Holy Trinity Chapel. She is a trailblazing Pentecostal pastor and lives a life of service to the church and…
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Every few months this year my calendar is jam-packed with families who are having their entire year documented. While I still have my monthly YITL clients, I also have a group of families who have chosen to have their year documented quarterly. Every three months I am mentally exhausted and full of love. June is…
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I’ve been documenting these sweet friends of mine for a year now to record Miles, the youngest of four children, growing and their family starting a new journey a few hundred miles down the road. Miles from “home,” Miles is home. I can’t wait to be back with these six again.
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Year in the Life sessions are reaching the mid point, and just when I swear I cannot love another month of time spent and galleries more, another month comes along and surprises me. May brought a few of my favorite things to document. And now, at the *almost* halfway point, these families have become more…
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I’m at a stage in my parenting when my children, especially my youngest, still, very much, need me for many things. He’s still at an age where he feels safest and most secure when his body is next to mine. And I breathe it in, because I know that the harsh reality of raising children…
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“And every day, the world will drag you by the hand, yelling, “This is important! And this is important! And this is important! You need to worry about this! And this! And this!” And each day, it’s up to you to yank your hand back, put it on your heart and say, “No. This is…
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