I am struggling to find words to describe the incredibly beautiful home birth I was privileged to witness this past Friday evening. In my 15 months as a birth photographer, I have seen the highs and the lows. I have seen births that were beautiful and “easy,” and births that were hard and did not […]

Finding the words for this blog post is hard for me this go around. This is a story of love, and dashed expectations, and more love. Pretty much nothing has gone as “expected” for this little family – a difficult pregnancy, a birth-center-to-hospital transfer-to-c-section, an unexpected medical condition that wasn’t detected on ultrasound and has […]

Birth is a transformative process that takes many twists and turns, a process that births not just babies but mothers. Often, the depictions of birth that we see in the media (TLC, I’m looking at you) are scary…gory…something that should remain hidden and not spoken of. And then there are births like the birth of […]

I first met Bonnie when she brought her two-year-old son Leland over for a playdate/birth photography meeting. Leland hit it off with Tristan and while they got soaking wet playing in the water table on our deck, Bonnie and I talked about birth and photography and parenting. I liked her immediately and was so excited […]

When I first met Julie, she sat in my living room and told me with tears in her eyes that life goes by too fast, that her little girls were growing up so fast, that she wanted to capture these moments before they were gone. And in a nutshell, that’s what it’s all about right? […]

This birth marked the 15th birth I have photographed, and like every time I was overwhelmed with how lucky I am to be doing this work and to be telling these stories. It is always an honor to be invited into these intimate moments, to be a part of such strength and joy, but this […]

Sometimes I question how any sane person could be a birth worker. It’s not easy. The on-call lifestyle (4-5 weeks per client of your phone always being on…never leaving town…bags packed and ready to go), the long and unpredictable hours (usually overnight), being on your feet for hours … birth work is both physically and […]

Maternity shoots, to me, are all about love: the love that created a new human, the love that a mom and a dad have for their baby whom they’ve never met, the love that gets you through the ups and downs of pregnancy. I especially love hearing the love story that started the whole thing. […]

I love photographing newborns outdoors. It is rare that a mom feels good enough for an outing shortly after birth, so I do most of my newborn sessions in-home. So I was thrilled when, just one week after giving birth, Amber was up for beginning their session in their home and then driving to Jones […]

Sometimes when I’m looking for the words to say about a birth, I sit with my fingers hovering over the keyboard trying to think of the right words. How do I introduce something this powerful? I want to talk about the way that Jason loved and supported Amber, the way the midwives were patient and […]

“There is no difference between normal humans, and Firebreathers. They don’t have extra large lungs, or more ‘Type 1’ muscle fibers than the next person. They may not be very athletic, and they may not have played any sports while growing up. Hell, a lot of them haven’t even run a marathon or competed in […]

I am always honored when a mama comes to me with a story of not having very many photos from her first birth. There’s something about going through the birth experience and having very little to look back on that deeply impresses upon you the value of capturing these transitory moments. That was the story […]

A couple weeks ago I met up with Marco and Sharon and their adorable three-week-old little boy, Jethro. I loved everything about this session – the love, the bright and happy studio apartment, the super chill baby who made this session a breeze. After being at a birth it is such a joy to see the […]

I am having a hard time knowing what to say about this birth, only because there is so very much to say. This birth spanned three days from the time Jenna went into the hospital to get induced. At every birth I am privileged to witness, the strength of a birthing woman amazes me. But […]

Photographing the newborn session for a family I have photographed from maternity to birth is always a little bittersweet for me. It is always so wonderful to see this new little family – tired, happy, in love. And always sad that my part in their journey is done. I absolutely adored being part of Brian […]

When Sharon texted me at 7:30 am to say she’d been in labor for a few hours, I figured that since she was a first time mom I wouldn’t be called to go to the birth til later that night or maybe even the next day. So I was surprised to find myself at the […]

I first got an email from Jenna way back in September when she was newly pregnant. A photographer herself, she knew that she wanted to capture the story of her baby. We’ve had several coffee dates, many emails, and lots of laughs as the months have passed. I’m thrilled that any day her little girl […]