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Babies are miraculous little people.
They are so much greater than the sum of their parts.
I am so grateful each and every day as a newborn photographer to share in the uncomplicated joy and soulful exploration of these wonderful tiny humans for the first time. And, this time, I felt even more grateful for the fact that this is the second baby for this beautiful family that I have had the good fortune to photograph.
Love is not a thing to understand.
Love is not a thing to feel.
Love is not a thing to give and receive.
Love is a thing only to become
And eternally be.
- Sri Chinmoy
Keep on smiling
Cause when you’re smiling
The whole world smiles with you…
Sometimes there are no words to express what you feel as a newborn photographer when you are surrounded by moments of such love and such beauty… simple. beautiful. love.
My last day in Canada. It is right that it deserves a post of its own(…. well, two posts, stay tuned!).
The incredible Raye Law also came to visit the Brown household, and so for my very last day I was surrounded by such amazing talent from two wonderful photographers and friends. Being able to work together to create beautiful memories for such a special little person brought such joy. These women are inspiring. It was such an honour to even be there at that time to welcome Will into the world, but to have those two women by my side that day, made it a day I will not soon forget.
It was, quite simply, magic.
In the afternoon, Raye and I captured some of the most amazing moments of tenderness and connected love between Will and his beautiful parents (of which Raye got my favourite shot of the day), and I can’t wait to share those very soon.
But, for now, my goodbye images of the strong, handsome, loving and inquisitive Will Brown…
I watched each day as baby Will got bigger, grew stronger, formed connections and bonded lovingly with those around him. Every.single.day I felt thankful to be near him. There was a peacefulness in his breath, a quietness that confirmed everything that was pure and honest in the world.
By the end of my stay we had already learned of his little personality traits – his preference to have his hands by his face to comfort him while he slept, his ability to sneeze multiple times in a row followed by a cute sigh of satisfaction, his inquisitive one-eyed slumber… it was all beautiful.
A showcase of just a a sprinkling of the amazing 10 days we spent together… (and trust me friends, the best is still yet to come. My last and final day in Canada deserves a post all of it’s very own for so many reasons, so be sure to check back in soon)
Will Courtney Brown was welcomed into the world at 2:17am on the 23rd of June, 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
I felt life at that moment. I experienced it deep within. It moved me on a level far to great for me to even comprehend at the time. It was (as my friend Lana puts it so perfectly) nothing short of soul nourishing. I feel so blessed to have been asked to be present as a photographic storyteller at his birth.
He breathed life into his lungs and his journey began. His cries of the unknown cut through the air and bounced off the adrenalin and joy that was so tangible in the room that night. Then there was silence… a beautiful silence. Although his eyes were already open, he was truly seeing for the first time. The electrcity between him and his gorgeous mama was palpable as she held him tightly still not quite believing he was hers. “I want to see his face” she kept saying over and over as she tried to turn him around and lift him up to eye level. Next, his daddy held him tight and kissed his little fingers that had wrapped around his own. Time stood still.
Baby Will’s future is infinite – a blank page, an amazing story yet to be written, filled with endless possibilities and dreams. At that moment, that beautiful moment, he entered the world surrounded and protected by love. The magnificence of that ocassion made me feel deeply alive and humbled me in a way I will never easily forget.
Welcome Will…
Music by the gorgeous Amy Seeley (licensed with permission).
I arrived in Canada on a Wednesday.
It had been a long trip to get there, but I was completely running on adrenalin that it didn’t seem to matter. I remember coming down the stairs at the airport leading out to the public waiting area seeing Kerianne’s beautiful face smiling at me. I felt so blessed right at that moment to be where I was.
For the next two and a bit weeks I would be lucky enough to share deeply in the lives of this beautiful family. I would watch their final stages of pregnancy, document the anticipated birth and welcoming of an amazing new person and share in the start of his life to come.
The creation of life is tender, beautiful and infused with care.
We connected in the quietness.
This exploration of truth in the moment not only created some beautiful images of some amazing people, but some fond memories for my heart to sing.
The child must know that he is a miracle,
that since the beginning of the world there hasn’t been, and until the end of the world there will not be,
another child like him
- Pablo Casals
Hello, friends.
Stay tuned for my beautiful journey to Canada and my story in images of the wonderful human beings I was fortunate enough to connect with.
