Another miracle little girl who is perfect in every way. Her mom and dad are so in love with her little self. She was a long awaited dream and I am so honored to have been able to capture some of her first days for them. Thank you Wanda, Greg, Amelie and grandmom for sharing some of these special moments with me!
Ugh. This was an extremely difficult decision for me. Each and every entry was equally moving and I wanted to just give away the farm. Well…I don’t actually have a farm to give away but if I could I would give each mother that was entered a complimentary session. Each entry described a mother and family that was so deserving and some of the letters made me tear up! Husbands nominating their wives, mother’s nominating their daughters, friends nominating a friend that they admired as a mom….and also moms nominating themselves (made me very happy that they did this!). I truly wish I could choose all of you! But I can only choose one and the mom that I chose to be the winner is…..
Leslie Boria Carter
Thank you Leslie and congratulations! I look forward to photographing your family!
Thank you to all the other entrants. I was humbled that you took the time to share your stories with me and hope to have the opportunity to photograph you all someday soon.
As long as I can remember, I have loved being connected to kids. I always knew that I would have a life working with children in some form. Since my other big interest has been human behavior, I ended up with a formal education in Child Development / Family Relations and a master's degree in clinical social work. As a school therapist for children with emotional and behavioral special needs, it was still possible for me to see beauty in even the most difficult and disturbed child. Luckily right around the time I was doing this work, I was also exploring my other favorite interest, photography.
One day I decided to bring a camera into work. The results were amazing. The children loved to see themselves in photographs and I LOVED to take pictures of them. With the help of my photography teacher and best friend, photographer Andrew Xenios, I ended up having an exhibition of the kids I worked with. The pictures seemed to capture the essence of each person; even the most troubled child was still beautiful. From there, it was just a natural progression to become a portrait photographer.
The fact that I am just a big kid myself has helped me gain a wonderful perspective on children and their families. Photographing children provides me with the opportunity to show others the joy I see inside every one of them. This is what I want for my clients, to capture the moments when they feel most childlike, most at ease; as these are the moments when our true beauty is revealed.
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