I love the way some people float into your life so seamlessly, its as if they were always there. Julia is one of those people for me. Two years ago she walked into my studio, with a bounce in her step & a smile on her face…so eager to take her photography to the next level. We connected instantly. Maybe its the fact that we share the same views on the photography industry, maybe its that we both prefer to shoot life as it happens, or maybe its just that we were always meant to be friends. Whatever it is…I’m grateful to have this girl in my life. Over the past 2 years I’ve watched her spread her wings as an artist and a mother & cheered her on every step of the way. She always tells me she’s my biggest fan, but I’m here to tell you…its the other way around. There’s something purely magic about having her in front of my lens. I knew she was a bundle of sunshine the minute I met her, but to see her with her family takes it to a whole new level. She & Jona are deliriously happy together. And with Quin thrown in the mix, the cute factor goes straight through the roof. It may be a stretch to think that he remembered me from our last session but I have never had a toddler be more comfortable during a shoot.

Its every photojournalists dream to have their subjects forget about the camera, and the person behind it…and just BE. That’s exactly what happened at the end of this session. We put Quin in the water & it was as if the rest of the world melted away. For those brief moments I caught a glimpse of his sweet little spirit & felt so lucky to do what I do. Here’s a peek into the sweetness that is the Wade family…