I remember the exact moment during this session when I knew this was a pretty special few hours in my photography life. I knew we were making some pretty visually beautiful photos out there but it was much more than that. All I can see is the moments. I don’t even really remember pressing the shutter button or even having a camera at all. There’s a deep, instinctive thing happening when I’m capturing people. I just needed to learn to let go of the reigns and go with it. You can look for your artistic voice until you go blue in the face but you’re never going to find it. You have to let it find you.
Here’s my great mates Nat and Lisa. They were one of my first ever weddings from way back in the day. They went and multiplied x 3 and dropped in on me to capture the spirit of a moment in time for all time. The boys are everything they should be. Curious, adventurous, wild. And a baby girl, perfect in every way. The sun did exactly as it should, spilling though the gaps in the bush that I know like the back of my hand. We caught up on everything as we explored and rode the wave of energy only children can provide.
These are the real kind of moments that matter to me. Raw. Improvised. Full of perfect imperfections. Full of love. Little serendipitous split second paintings that together add up to something way bigger than any one photo could ever be. That’s where it’s at. That’s where the magic will always be. Digging into what’s in front of me instead of skirting around the edges really is the only way to show the spirit of a family from the inside. To stop time for just a little while and show the exact spirit of a bunch of special humans on their own unique journey. What an honour that is.
I know all too well that time changes everything. They will never ever be exactly this young again. But it makes me smile to know that in the pictures, they will.
