SIMPLY BY SUZY

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

Ya know those days where life just feels so incredibly perfect, like you’re headed forward and in the right direction and you just feel soooo good?

This was one of those days for me.  I was sitting at my desk and had just finished up my entire to-do list.. The Beatles were playing on vinyl when Vasili came in and kissed me on the head and then sat down in his chair listening to the music with me.. Bentley was sleeping in my lap, Lucky was sleeping on top of my camera bags and Basil was laying in the sun on the window sill..

Naturally it just felt right to capture the moment somehow. I recall thinking I wanted to remember that moment forever..

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

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I'm Suzy of Simply by Suzy, and I'm so happy you're here at my blog because I can't wait to serve you with lots of good stuff like a peek into all of my favorite photoshoots for clients, freebies and resources on motherhood, how to get more connected with your life, and how to take beautiful pictures of it

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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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