A Quiet Kind of Magic

March 7, 2024

I may not be a parent yet, but I spend a lot of time with people who are. And the more I photograph families, the more I realize — parenthood is made up of a million tiny things no one else sees.

The quiet glances. The tired hands that still keep giving. The way your voice softens when you talk to your child, even after a long day.

During a session, my favorite moments are the unscripted ones. When you’re not looking at the camera, but at each other. When you’re not trying to pose, but just being — folding laundry, making a snack, chasing a toddler down the hallway. That’s where I find the real beauty.

My job isn’t to make your family look perfect. It’s to help you remember what love looks like in real life — in your home, in your arms, in this season you’re in right now. Because it’s fleeting. And because you deserve to see yourselves the way your kids see you: present, warm, and deeply loved.

I know how hard it can be just to show up for photos. To get everyone dressed, to arrive on time, to pretend you’re not exhausted. I see that effort. I honor it. And I want your session to feel like a break from the chaos — a small space where you get to slow down and simply enjoy your people.

This work is so much more than photography to me. It’s about creating little time capsules for families to hold onto. Tiny echoes of today, that will someday mean everything.