2021 sure showed up after the shutdown of 2020. it was my busiest year filled with new commercial work, family portraits, engagement sessions, + of course a plethora of weddings that took me all over Rhode Island + parts of MA with even a trip to Portugal thrown in for good measure. I made it halfway through my own inflicted pic-a-day challenge which thankfully for you I am not including here. 2022 is shaping up to be filled with some great weddings + new adventures. I am so grateful for the couples, families, + businesses that continue to trust me to document all of your happenings.
enjoy this small sample of my 2021 photographs
Happy New Year! If you would like to be included in my 2022 year-end review click here to schedule a session…
two posts in one day…i blame the heatwave + my extra busy schedule + the fact that this family is so extremely adorable i had to share some images ASAP. this trio is due to become a foursome in October + i am so thrilled they contacted me to help them document this special time in their lives. Gavin is pretty psyched to be a big brother + for all things Spiderman. we had such a lovely backdrop at allens pond wildlife sanctuary.
my 2019 new year’s chalkboard held this mantra; “sort out your own shit”. boy, did this year come with a lot of shit to sort. it started with saying goodbye to our 16 year old shiba inu, rocco + only picked up steam with my husband’s cancer diagnosis in may. in the thick of it, it seemed like a year marked only by trips to boston, medication schedules, hospital + doctor visits. funny how these yearend reviews make me realize it was so much more than that. it was a year of love, generosity, travel, gardening, family vacations, portraits, weddings, laughter and self reflection.
i came across this post on you are luminous’ instagram account + it stopped me in my tracks:
“what if you were actually very blessed because you got to experience something hard that you now have a depth and understanding, an awareness, an overcoming and strength that not all human beings get the opportunity to receive.”
even amongst all the shit sorting, there can be gratitude. i do feel blessed. i still falter, absolutely, but this year has taught me to be compassionate, to accept the generosity of strangers, to remember that you have no idea what someone might be going through. be gentle with each other + with yourself. i am learning to breathe through the chaos + i do believe that all i have experienced in 2019 has forever changed the way I live, the way I see, and ultimately it will change the way I photograph.
