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rainy day elopement cathedral grove vancouver island | ashley & tyson
ashley & tyson’s most amazing rainy day elopement in cathedral grove on vancouver island… where to begin? ashley & tyson traveled down to the coast from north eastern bc with their sweet little man timber to elope amongst the tall trees & near the ocean. They are two of the kindness, sweetest, most grounded & down to earth people i’ve had the pleasure of spending time with. And they love one another so deeply. A love that has seen a lot, been through a lot.View full post »
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vancouver island lifestyle documentary newborn photography | caitlin & drew
it is such an incredible joy being a lifestyle documentary newborn photographer on vancouver island. And especially so when the moments i’m asked to document are the first days of baby theo’s arrival home with his dear mom & dad, caitlin & drew. It seems like only yesterday that caitlin & drew made the journey up to hornby to have their maternity session on little trib (you can see that session here), 5 years after they celebrated their wedding weekend on hornbyView full post »
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hornby island lifestyle documentary maternity session | caitlin & drew
just after the holidays, i got together with caitlin & drew to celebrate these weeks before the arrival of their babe, the beautiful fullness & wonder of caitlin’s body busy creating a brand new human. And what better way to collaborate than with a hornby island lifestyle documentary maternity session? I love winter sessions… they’re a break from the hope that the sun will shine, & they so often include grey skies, soft lighting, shawls & favourite sweaters, easyView full post »
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hornby island lifestyle family session | stacie & adam & olivia
I had the joy and pleasure of following stacie and adam through their gorgeous wedding day in 2016. It was a beautiful fall day at sea breeze lodge where these two promised their lives to one another. And since that fabulous day, their dynamic-duo has become a trio with the addition of sweet olivia. Over the winter holidays, stacie & adam traveled back to sea breeze with their new little. A chance to step away from the city & relive the joy that swept them up on their weddingView full post »
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what i’ve been up to | a glimpse of summer into fall
2017 is coming to a close & on this shortest day of the year (happy solstice!), i thought i would take a few moments to reflect on some of the love & wonder i’ve been working on this fall season. however you celebrate, wishing you & yours a happy holiday season. And a sweet slide back into the light & wonder of a new year. here’s to 2018!View full post »
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newborn session | sharalin & her boys
back in the long hot days of late summer, i captured my dear niece sharalin in full bloom, along with her little. Awaiting their new addition. And now…he arrived. And it’s hard to imagine the world without him. This is what a newborn session can look like… sweet, simple, honest moments, at home, a slice of life with a new little in your lives. The love, connection, diaper changes, kisses & snuggles. The way mamas whisper in their baby’s ear to help them settle, theView full post »
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hornby island lifestyle maternity session | sharalin
sharalin’s hornby island lifestyle maternity session my gentle, powerful, kind, determined, strong, open-hearted, oh-so-beautiful niece sharalin & her sweet little man, in the days before the arrival of their newest little. Wrapped in the warmth of hornby’s late summer sunshine & right here at our little cabin by the sea. so much love to you all, my dear bean. Thank you. For all you are. With all of us. And for the gift of your 2 amazing little guys. And that fabulous big guy,View full post »
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black rock resort west coast wedding | alyson & justin
alyson & justin’s amazing black rock resort west coast wedding. destination weddings are fabulous in many ways – they gather together a couple’s closest family & friends, in a location that means a lot to them & everyone’s there for the weekend or longer, so lots of time to connect, enjoy the views, the local offerings & all the love. It was why alyson & justin chose to get married on the west coast, at the gorgeous black rock oceanfront resort. They both loveView full post »
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hornby island summer beach photo session | charo & craig & lucien
hornby island summer beach photo session with charo, craig & baby lucien it’s summer! Life’s full & busy – flowing over with work, time off with family, beachy afternoons, friends, sunshine & a whole lot of sweetness. Sometimes i’m super fortunate when a bunch of those wonderful things about summer fall all together into one place & time. Like a short & sweet session with dear friends charo & craig & their new wonder mr. lucien at the beach right inView full post »
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family travels | campbell river
family travels – campbell river bc – a celebration of marc, his birthday & our little clan. painters lodge | april point | elk falls view full post hereView full post »
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comox bc lifestyle family photography | the gardner clan
comox bc lifestyle family photography trudy & daniel’s extended family were gathering at their comox home to celebrate the arrival of their sweet little. They came from montreal & london, england to welcome the next generation. And they welcomed me into their home with warm smiles & open hearts. We spent time together there, in their lovely home, documenting their easy moments hanging out together & simply enjoying each other’s fabulous company. Their little guy is soView full post »
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documentary newborn family session | jody, nick & nora
documentary newborn family session on hornby island over the years, jody has done an amazing job taking care of so many of our hornby kids at preschool. And nick does a fabulous job as a master groundsman taking care of our trees & yards. And now, they get to channel all that love into caring for their own dear babe. Little nora’s arrival into the world was as sweet as she is. And she’s being held in such grateful tenderness for all she is bringing into this little family & intoView full post »
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hornby island winter elopement | leah & bruce
leah & bruce’s hornby island winter elopement all too often, when we think of weddings, we think of the long days of summer & large gatherings of loved ones. But some folks break tradition. People like leah & bruce. Who came to hornby for a weekend in november, with their fur baby jack, & along with their marriage commissioner (the oh-so-lovely helen onorah), my sweet mom & me, they walked into marriage in the most beautiful way, their way. The forecast calledView full post »
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hornby island lifestyle maternity | willow & joe & eddie
hornby island lifestyle maternity session with willow & joe & eddie. it doesn’t seem that long ago that i photographed willow & joe’s epic walk into marriage – ‘wedding fest’ – right here on hornby. It was a great way to get to know these two amazing people. Since then, their lives have taken them to new zealand, joe’s home country & where willow trained & worked as a midwife for a couple of years. And where wee eddie came to join their journey. TheyView full post »
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hornby island sunset maternity session | charo & craig
hornby island sunset maternity session it was the height of summer. Hot beach days spilling into warm beach evenings, sand castles & conversations, swims & spontaneous suppers shared with friends. Long, lazy, restful days… when you’re on holiday, on hornby island. And all the more beautiful & precious when you’re wrapped up with your sweetheart, celebrating the growing little still tucked happily away inside. The last summer of life as a duo. I met up with charo &View full post »
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lifestyle family session hornby island
lifestyle family session hornby island joss grew up on hornby. And each summer – & many times throughout the year – she comes with her own little tribe to settle back into the home that grew her from child-into-adult-hood. I think to call it their 2nd home is an understatement… it’s their hornby home, as much a part of their family as the one they live in when not here. And for those summer weeks, they shed their active city lives & fall easily into the rhythmsView full post »
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vancouver island beach side lifestyle family session
vancouver island beach side lifestyle family session bobby & i met online. We’re both part of a blog – our littles collected – a group of working photographers who once a week post a photo of our littles. So we’ve seen more of each others’ kids than each other. The roots of an online friendship. Bobby was coming to victoria for a wedding & emailed to see if there was a chance i’d be down that end of the island the weekend they were there. And, as it sometimesView full post »
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vancouver island lifestyle family session
i met up with michelle & patrick & their oh-so-delightful girls for a vancouver island lifestyle family session at cattle point in victoria. The day started out stormy, the forecast was for rain & we had some back & forths about rescheduling. But they decided to pack changes of clothes, their rubber boots & brave the storm all together. And, as the weather often does, things changed… the winds settled, the clouds lifted & even the sun made an appearance nowView full post »
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hornby island family beach photos | kathryn & kids
hornby island family beach photos with kathryn & her kids i’ve had the sweet pleasure of photographing kathryn & her kids over the years, when they fly back to the coast, back home, to spend time with family wrapped in the quiet beauty of hornby island. Even in the whirlwind of summer here, the days feel longer, more stretched out, in the lack of scheduling, the ease of lazy mornings & beachy afternoons. The light in the early evening is divine – warm & welcomingView full post »
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hornby island engagement | kimberley & jason
hornby island engagement jason has a long history on hornby island. He has family here & it’s been a big part of his life throughout the years. And in the last years, he & kimberley have made it a big part of their relationship. And it was in the sandstone caves at fords cove that he proposed to her. And so kimberley wanted to have their engagement session there. A sweet time to celebrate the beginning of their journey into marriage, wrapped in the place that means so much toView full post »
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hornby island lifestyle photographer | tess & casper
hornby island lifestyle photographer. he’s a bit of a rascal, our fur friend casper. From sweet to swatty without a lot of warning. And he & tess are good buddies. At times, still a little hesitant but they both seem ok with that. And definitely ok with spending time together in the warm summer sunshine. life is good. For all of us. view full post hereView full post »
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fine art documentary photography | keepsake photo books
fine art documentary photography | keepsake photo books. You’ll love these keepsake photo books. They are a modern & stylish way to hold your Celebration Session memories. True lay-flat binding means there is no gutter & photos can be spread beautifully across both pages. The pages are thick & durable to last for generations. The print quality is lovely & the matte pages mean little finger won’t leave marks that will last as long as the book! The sample show belowView full post »
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vancouver island lifestyle family photographer | sila mei
vancouver island lifestyle family photographer almost 2 months ago, emi & i wandered around helliwell park, here on hornby island, she in full bloom awaiting the arrival of sila mei (you can see that session here). Her sweet little made quite an entry. And has been out here in the world for just over a month now. Yesterday, tess & i brought emi some supper – which is what families do here on hornby, for weeks, to make things a little gentler, a little easier when settlingView full post »
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hornby island lifestyle maternity | emi
hornby island lifestyle maternity session i met emi at her lovely hornby home, & after a visit with the baby sheep & their mamas, we spent an afternoon slowly walking around helliwell. The kind of sweet, easy walking that often happens with women in late term. When a lie down in the grass or a sit by the cliff edge watching the fish swim by & looking for cactus is welcome & there’s no need to keep an eye on the clock. The sun got low in the sky, the air was warm & itView full post »
