Joanna and her Harp

She wanted to climb high, reach higher, find a new path, forge her own way. One handhold at a time, from ledge to ledge, inching her way up the barely scale-able wall of red crusty rock.  She tried to do it on her own, she really did. But she couldn’t: she couldn’t do it on…

When you’re choosing a location for your family photos in Chilliwack, there is no end to stunning options! And while there are a lot of factors that go into choosing a location, there are two key ones: the environment and how the location makes you feel.  Ultimately, you want your photos to be a reflection…

What you see here represents several months of planning, the celebration of European and Canadian contingencies of the family convening in one time zone, and the speedy cooperation of everyone involved so their week on the lake together in Shuswap could begin pronto!  Not pictured here is my very first lesson in driving a front…

Twelve years ago, they were a couple of students.  Sharpening pencils, groaning over the inevitable pop quiz, whizzing through the whirlwind of classes and friends,  lugging backpacks full of text books and notebooks and study guides. A lot happens in twelve years. Instead of school books, they’re carrying a pair of shoes. A little pair…

Remember when we were still in November and looking forward with glad anticipation to Christmas?  No?  Me either.  But then I was going through favorite photos in preparation for the publication of my first edition of a family portrait magazine (!!!!) and realized that these favorites never made it to the blogosphere. How this happened,…