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Hi, I'm Suzy, a photographer, mentor and mom of 3. I'm so glad you're here.

UGH. Please tell me, all you mamas out there pushing it through morning sickness, how the heck do you do it for weeks on end?!  Seriously, you all deserve a medal because I’ve had a bad case of the stomach flu for just the last few days and it.is.the pits (yes, I am totally that person who turns into a whiny baby when I’m sick).  Thankfully, though, I’m starting to feel a little better today and thought I’d celebrate by getting some work and much-needed blogging done (I’m a real party animal).

I decided to share the following B&W’s from a recent favorite family photography session of mine.  I thought this miniature series within the whole set was pretty neat and a great summary of Maren at 2 (can you believe she is two already?!).  I also realized I don’t often share B&Ws, and not sure why as they have such a unique beauty to them. I feel like because you are only focused on the content of what’s going on and not necessarily the scenery or the visual aesthetics. How does that saying go.. *googling* ah, yes..

“If you’re photographing in color, you will show the color of their clothes. If you’re photographing in black and white, you will show the color of their soul.” – Unknown

Well, it is so true. And I don’t know about you, but I need a little soul today.

Anyway, enjoy and another happy (belated) birthday to Maren! XO

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For nearly two decades, I’ve worked with individuals and families who understand the value of time. And the importance of preserving it well.

My work centers on creating living archives: carefully composed records of a life as it’s being lived. Not performances. Not surface moments. But the relationships, environments, and details that define a legacy.

I approach each commission with the eye of an artist and the discipline of a documentarian. Listening closely. Observing deeply. Shaping work that is meant to endure. Crafted on film, finished as heirloom objects, and designed to be held in your hands, lived with in the home, and passed down in your private family vault. 

This is not photography for the present moment.

It is art made in service of memory, history, and the generations that follow.

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