I’m drawn to the quiet in-between moments: the way children move through the world when they feel safe, curious, and fully themselves.
Long before I ever considered photographing families professionally, I spent years around children in different settings: as a camp counselor, a nanny, and now as a mother to three very different children of my own. Living with such different personalities has taught me far more than how to “get kids to cooperate.” It’s taught me how differently children settle, connect, explore, observe, and respond to the world around them.
That understanding shapes the way I photograph.
I don’t expect children to perform, sit perfectly still, or become someone different because a camera is present. Instead, I create space for them to move naturally, interact with their environment, and settle into the experience at their own pace.
A large part of that approach was inspired by the years I spent immersed in Waldorf early childhood education through my daughter’s school community. I realized the images I treasured most of my own children weren’t the perfectly posed ones, they were the photographs of them collecting flowers, climbing over mossy rocks, wandering through creeks, playing quietly, running through the woods, or simply existing fully in a moment.
That became the foundation of my work.
At the same time, I’m deeply adventurous by nature, and that shapes my sessions just as much as the quieter moments do. I’m happiest outside whether exploring forests, climbing down ravines, wandering creeks, chasing good light, and finding locations that feel immersive, textured, and alive.
That balance between gentleness and adventure is woven throughout my work.
Some sessions unfold slowly and quietly. Others involve movement, exploration, creek walking, or climbing over rocks together. Both are rooted in the same goal: creating images that feel honest, atmospheric, connected, and deeply alive.
Today, my sessions blend gentle guidance with natural interaction and a strong sense of environment to create photographs that preserve not just how a season of life looked, but how it felt to move through it together.
