What My Kid Wore

My kid is a genius at putting together outfits - this is a collection of her experiments

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I hope she never stops being a little money and climbing everything she can. When she was three years old, she climbed a tree that must have been 30 feet tall. Everyone who noticed, scolded us with worried looks at the baby way up in the branches, but we let the criticism run off of us like water. She was so happy and so full of adventure. #childhood #meaningfulmoments #dayinthelife #ilyaintrees #seattledocumentaryphotographer

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Mixed up socks, grass stained shoes and creatively tied laces - this pretty much sums up my child. #feet #kidfeet #autumn #dayinthelife #meaningfulmoments #childhood

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Took the small one for a walk yesterday through the green belt near next to her school. I'm always amazed by the things she notices: ooh mom, look at this rock. Or: I love the way the light moves through the trees. Love this kid so much! #dayinthelife #seattlefamilyphotographer #westseattle #familypictures #autumn #goldenlight #meaningfulmoments

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Fall was made for lots of coffee and fingerless gloves. #gratefulheart #grateful #littlethings #fall #autumn #coffee #fingerlessgloves

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This little one completely stole my heart. She was slow to warm up to me at first, but once she did her smile blew me away. I think about her often and miss her sweet hand in mine as we explored the little school on the top of the hill. #seattlefamilyphotographer #childhood #Africa #rwanda #humanitarianphotography #travelphotography

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This week's photo challenge to myself was playing with my new tilt shift lens. Talk about a learning curve. I feel like a newbie all over again. So, it's not perfect, but this my best shot (ignore the bored expression on my daughters face - I could either focus on my lens or focus on getting a good expression and I had priories!).#photography #photographychallenge #tiltshift #tiltshiftphotography #lensbaby #bubbles #childhood #seattlefamilyphotographer

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This is my dear friend and handsome model, David. Also the most satisfying person in the world to photograph. Every time I showed him an image, he got so excited. I'm really missing his wonderful energy today. #photography #humanitarianphotography #africa #nightphotography #milkyway #rwanda #stargazing

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At the little church on the top of the hill next to the school, was a Sunday service filled with passion and joy. Children waited near the door to be a part of the gathering and since one mama was all mamas, they took their turn watching over them. #ntoma #africa #rwanda #church #africanlife #travelphotography #humanitarianphotography

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Golden light is magical light. I wish I could bottle it up on rainy days like today and soak it in. #rwanda #africa #goldenhour #light #ntoma #sunset #laughter

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Dancing was such an integrated part of the children's life in the little school on the top of the hill. You don't need fancy toys or lots of stuff to to throw your body into the beat of a drum. #Rwanda #Africa #seattlefamilyphotographer #dance #dancing #drumming #school #joyful

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Growing up in New Mexico, I never thought I'd see such beautiful sunsets anywhere else. Boy, did Rwanda prove me wrong. I could just sit and stare at those colors four hours! #outdoors #childhood #seattlefamilyphotographer #Africa #Rwanda #sunset #sillouette

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Every week I give myself a business challenge and a photography challenge. Last week's photo challenge was to play with negative space. This was my favorite image from that play. #photography #photographychallenge #negativespace #cat #seattlefamilyphotographer #love #childhood #outdoors #childhoodunplugged

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It doesn't matter where in the world you are. When you pick up your camera, a child will make a silly face. #ntoma #rwanda #africa #humanitarianphotography #travelphotography #children

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I might have thrown up a little getting this shot. I've had severe motion sickness ever since I was pregnant with this one. It just never went away, but sometime a great shot is worth it. #children #meaningfulmoments #seattlephotographer #seattlefamilyphotographer #familypictures #merrygoround #movement

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My reflector is my new favorite thing. I took it on our family walk yesterday and started to teach my husband how to hold it for me. While not terribly enthusiastic, he does a great job. I might have to hire him. #storytellingphotography #meaningfulmoments #children #family #seattlefamilyphotographer #sewardpark (at Seward Park, Seattle)

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One of the things that struck me most on this trip was the power of the storyteller. As a photographer, I am a storyteller and what I chose to include and exclude in my photos completely changes the narrative of what people see. We are bombarded with photos of starving children and extreme poverty from Africa - and I did see those things - but I also saw so much more. I saw joy. I saw love. I saw play, and I saw laughter. I saw people doing amazing things despite incredible hardships, and I saw so much hope. #storytelling #storytellingphotography #humanitarianphotography #travel #rwanda #ntoma #children #joy #africa #hope

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The upside to very little electricity with continual blackouts is that when you look to the sky, every star is visible and the milky way is a long arm stretching from one side of the sky to the other. This is the church at the school where I am photographing under the amazing African night sky. #mylife #rwanda #travel #africa (at Nyagatare)