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Lots of blossom-y goodness on the blog! Plus some Lots of blossom-y goodness on the blog! Plus some deep thoughts about cherry blossoms and azaleas... 🌸 v. 🌺⁣ ⁣ #llifestylefamilyphotography #cherryblossoms #springfamilyportraits #dcfamilyportraits #dcfamilyphotographer #fairfaxfamilyphotographer
The journey can be hard. For those who wanted to b The journey can be hard. For those who wanted to be a mom but could not, for those who went through great lengths, for those who ache for their own mother or child or children or partner today, I am thinking of you too while appreciating every blessing I have while I have it. 🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️⁣ ⁣ #mothersday2021 #motherhoodjourneys
I see you. 👀 ⁣ ⁣ New blog post with some mo I see you. 👀 ⁣ ⁣ New blog post with some mom-and-me favs from throughout the year, a wish for you and a big ask 🙏🏻📷 We can do this. Happy Mother’s Day ❤️ ⁣ ⁣ #mothersday2021 #documentaryfamilyphotographer #lifestylefamilyphotographer #dcphotographer #dcfamilyphotographer #momandme #howweplay #howwelove #documentyourdays #dearmomma #getinthepicture #pictureher
Me and my favorite #melanomasurvivor enjoying the Me and my favorite #melanomasurvivor enjoying the great outdoors. I missed #MelanomaMonday so today I took steps towards getting my yearly skin exam on the books. (Plus getting vax #2 - its been a good self care day!)⁣ ⁣ I’ve been doing my sunscreen research, I like to re-up on the latest-greatest tech each year. Here are some tidbits to share:⁣ ⁣ ☀️ The best sunscreen is the one you love enough to wear and reapply often and consistently. ⁣ ⁣ ☀️ Anyone can get melanoma. Pale folk like me are more likely targets but the outcomes are more deadly for POC since its often missed before it has spread. ⁣ ⁣ ☀️ Reef safe chemical screens are becoming more widely available 🙌🏻 Just avoid oxybenzone and octinoxate. You don’t have to be swimming in the ocean to pollute it, your choice will eventually reach the 🌊 through wastewater.⁣ ⁣ ☀️ Zinc oxide is a white mineral so it can't be 100% invisible - but it can get really close! If you struggle with ashy/grey/blue cast of physical blocks, check out Black owned brands like @unsuncosmetics or @elevenbyvenus. (Support these and other inclusive brands anyway!)⁣ ⁣ ☀️ To get the most sheer results possible out of a zinc formula, warm the product between your hands before applying. ⁣ ⁣ ☀️ The SPF in your makeup can’t cover you more than 2hrs, you gotta reapply. Make sure you use ½ tsp on your face to start (that’s a whole lima bean) and adequately cover the outer reaches. (Guess where ALL my hyperpigmentation is located after a lifetime of spreading a pea size amount from the center of my face outward. 🙄😩)⁣ ⁣ ☀️ Higher SPF isn’t necessarily better. Properly applied, SPF 30 covers you at 97% (vs. SPF 50 at 98%) while keeping the formula wearable by more people. ⁣ ⁣ ☀️ VItamin C serums and sunscreen are buds! Vit C can boost the efficacy of your sunscreen and sunscreen can keep vit C from burning off. ⁣ ⁣ ☀️ Products that provide sunscreen coverage SPF 15+ are covered by your FSA/HSA. 👍🏻💰⁣ ⁣ I’m not a dermatologist so do your own research, get your skin checked, protect yourself and GET OUTSIDE!!!!⁣ ⁣ #SkinCancerAwarenessMonth #nomoremelanoma #sunscreen #sunprotection #psa #summersoon #protectyourskin⁣
Awkward and honest. I’ve been quiet lately. Tr Awkward and honest. I’ve been quiet lately. Truthfully I’ve been wrestling with “re-entry”, crossed signals and rapid change in routine. It feels like the dreams where I’m wearing lead boots. It’s not an absence of joy or pride in my work (I’m hyped and I laugh a lot) but something has kept me really quiet here. I posted this same pic two weeks ago and deleted it an hour later because it just felt hollow.⁣ ⁣ I used to think it was a flaw in me, these bouts of heaviness I cycle through sometimes. I realize now that my emotions point me towards my values, they literally take me offline to show me what is offline. They guard me from the habit I made of hustle and guide me back towards flow.⁣ ⁣ Thanks for sticking with me when this happens, for reading and for caring. Here’s a joke my 11 y/o told me this morning as your reward…⁣ ⁣ A man comes home late and tells his wife he was at the Golden Saloon where they have a golden door, a golden floor and even a golden urinal! She doesn’t believe him so she calls the bar and says, “My husband was just there, do you really have a door made of gold?” “Yup”, he says. “What about a golden floor?” “We sure do!”, the bartender says with pride. “And a golden urinal?” There’s a pause... and then the sound of a muffled conversation. Then she hears him say, “Hey Gus, I think we found the guy who peed in your saxophone!”⁣ ⁣ #keepitreal #trueaf #lesshustlemoreflow #TGIF #documentaryfamilyphotographer #thefamilynarrative #dcphotographer #dmvphotographer #novaphotographer #lifestylefamilyphotographer #documentaryfamilyphotographer #photoglife #shesback⁣
Whether its your kid or mine in front of the lens Whether its your kid or mine in front of the lens I am a witness to environmental curiosity and connection. Here's my Earth Day prayer:⁣ ⁣ May they be better stewards than we have been.⁣ ⁣ May they seek joy, wisdom and healing outdoors over the course of their entire lifetime.⁣ ⁣ May they seek to diversify and share the great outdoors, making it welcoming and accessible to all.⁣ ⁣ May they learn the patience it takes to grow something.⁣ ⁣ May they take nothing and leave nothing behind.⁣ ⁣ May they value experience over stuff.⁣ ⁣ May they understand the intersectionality between environmental and social justice use their power accordingly.⁣ ⁣ May they always climb with a strong hold.⁣ ⁣ May they always touch with gentle hands.⁣ ⁣ And…⁣ ⁣ May we be willing to divest from that which is destructive and invest in what heals.⁣ ⁣ May we give them the space they need to create this great, big future for themselves and all beings. Even if its not the college/profession/income we would have chosen for them.⁣ ⁣ May we keep going outdoors together as a family.⁣ ⁣ May we keep our eye on the prize. It has been here all along.⁣ ⁣ Thank you, Goddess.⁣ ⁣ #earthday2021 #environmentalism #environmentalportraiture #thereisnoplanetB #teachthechildren #outdoorlife #thegreatoutdoors
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