Contemporary Sibling Portraits

Emma October 2013, Simi Valley, California

Portrait photography is such a rich and compelling field, and I’m in awe of photographers who work with people as subjects day in and day out.. it is truly an art form, one that requires a certain personal energy. I’ve taken portraits a little bit here and there, mostly for friends and family, or by request.

These two portraits are among the favorites I’ve done because I think I managed to reach the essence of my niece, Emma (above) and my nephew, Noah (below). Often subjects will smile to an unnatural point - we tend to go on autopilot this way - but moments of pause offer precious windows, and capturing those fragments in time can lead to deeper, more meaningful portraits that we come to treasure.

Birds of Paradise & Noah May 2013, Simi Valley, California

I’m grateful to my niece and nephews who agreed to let me take their pictures over the years. On some visits I never bothered to get out my camera, but I’m really glad to have memories for those times that I did.