Witnessing this beautiful, family-centered home water birth in Scottsdale was just what I needed to get myself out of my 2020 self-pity funk. This year has been hard, but this birth reminded me that beauty and love continues to exist among chaos. Babies are still being born all over the world. Mothers and fathers are […]

This family is extra special, because they are close friends of mine. It was such a bummer to learn that their hospital changed their visitor policies due to COVID again just weeks before baby arrived. Certified doulas are no longer allowed in Banner hospitals across the states, which meant I was unable to attend their […]

Yet another birth I was unable to document due to the COVID hospital visitor restrictions. We made up for it with this super sweet lifestyle newborn session in the comfort of the family’s home. I have really been so lucky with all of the newborns I have photographed lately – they’ve made my job easy […]

It’s hard to believe the last birth I attended right before Covid changed everything was already 5 months ago! I wrote about this mama’s maternity session back in January, and it was pretty amazing to see her dedication to fitness pay off after pushing her baby out in less than 15 minutes. These new parents […]

I’ll admit – toddlers are my favorite age, but they are usually very difficult to photograph. They are like little emotional tornados creating chaos everywhere they go. But this soon-to-be big brother I photographed for a pregnancy announcement in Gilbert, Arizona was the perfect model! He sat (mostly) still and gave me a big cheesy […]