I hardly know how to find the right words to describe this amazing birth I was privileged to witness this past Friday and Saturday. I could say so much about this mama and papa, the love they have for each other and the love they have for their baby boy. I could say so much […]

The creation of a new life begins with two people – hopefully two people who adore each other as much as Sharon and Marco do. When I asked Sharon what she loved most about Marco, she replied that “He makes me laugh.” And did he ever – I’ve rarely photographed any couple that is SO […]

Linda came to the United States from Sweden, and Brian climbed over tables to meet her when he saw her. She describes Brian as her “soulmate” and with the way that these two laugh and move effortlessly together, you can see why. These two lovebirds are due with their baby boy any day now and […]

Kaiya Paige was determined to enter the world on her own terms, so the night before her mama’s scheduled induction (and 8 days past her “due date”), she decided it was finally time to start her journey earthside. After the sun came up the next morning, she slipped easily into the world and the waiting […]

I was super excited to join with Birth Matters VA to photograph their “Birth Arts” night at the NOVA Birth Center: they brought together a henna artist and a body paint artist who together made a lot of pregnant moms looks and feel beautiful. Some nursing moms joined in the fun too making it a […]

I love doing newborn photography sessions after doing maternity and birth for the same family : there is a beautiful satisfaction in seeing the journey from beginning to end, and seeing the beautiful fruit of all the anticipation and hard work. Baby Apolonia was sweet and sleepy and it was oh-so-easy to take beautiful photographs […]

One of my favorite things about photographing births is when I am invited into the sacred birthing space of a long-time friend, which is what happened two weeks ago when my friend Irene powerfully delivered her second daughter, Brenna Amelia, at home. Irene’s pregnancy hasdbeen full of ups and downs, and a lot of uncertainty […]

(please note, this slideshow is not mobile friendly. Please try again at a computer.) Just a month before her due date, Aleksandra contacted me about shooting her birth story. She had hardly any photos at all from her first two births, so she knew from experience how important it was for these fleeting moments to […]

“I know I’m going to want photos to capture this special time in our lives and it’s been a real struggle for me to sift through all the photographers out there and find one I think embodies the style that I connect with. Until I found you:) Your style is so real, yet romantic, in […]

A week ago, I met up with Aleksandra and her husband for a last-minute maternity mini-session. I loved how Aleksandra was glowing with love and excitement for this, her third baby, but first daughter. Any day now, I will get called for this little one’s birth and I can’t wait – I know that this […]

One of my personal and business goals for 2013 is to actually start blogging. The month of March is going to make this goal easy on me because I have so many beautiful sessions to post. Today’s photos are of my dear friend Stephanie (we’ve been friends since I was 16 and she was 12!!) […]

It was three and a half years ago, just a few months after I had picked up my very first “real” camera (a Canon Rebel xsi) and back when I was doing a bunch of free portrait shoots for friends and trying to figure out if maybe I wanted to “do” something with photography. I […]

The strength of a laboring woman astounds me. What will she go through to bring her baby earthside? Anything. What will she endure? Whatever she has to. Even when things don’t go as planned – no, especially when things don’t go as planned – her inner strength and mama bear instincts kick in to birth […]

On my to-list under important but not urgent is this: “create a blog calendar.” I want to blog more – need to blog more – but it’s always so random, when I do a shoot or have a splash of inspiration. I’m hoping a blog calendar will help me be more consistent and get.it.done. But […]

Film practice plus toddler in a bubble bath = lots of fun! I swear I have the cutest kid on the planet (no offense to you other moms out there.) Contax 645 :: Fuji 400H :: PhotoVision and FIND Lab

  I loved hanging out with baby Fei just a few weeks after her hurricane birth. She is so beautiful – from her old-soul eyes to her full head of hair. Best of all, her family clearly adores her. It was such a joy to join them in their home for the final chapter of […]

As you may have picked up, in the last few weeks I’ve acquired a medium-format film camera (Contax 645) and have been experimenting with film. My friend Leeann agreed to model for me for a practice film session, and while I am ever more aware of how much I have to learn, I am thrilled […]