Connection. If there’s one that word that summarizes this session, it’s precisely that. It’s also what photography symbolizes to me, what it documents and what it celebrates. When I first started out in photography, I was all about “pretty” pictures. It started as a hobby for me, of nature, flowers, landscapes. A way to document what I saw as beautiful in this sometimes-bleak world. After I started photographing people, I was still honing my craft and wanting to make the pretty pictures, but it wasn’t until later on in my journey where I realized something more profound. Yes, I can take a photo of a person in a beautiful setting, but without the connection, it’s really just a snapshot. When I started to take a more lifestyle approach to my newborn sessions, and just watch the love unfold that I was surrounded among, it gave my purpose a whole new meaning. I still give direction and take the smiley looking-at-the-camera photos, but it’s the moments like these that really tell your story and make my heart soar.