by Melanie | Jul 9, 2024 | childhood, children's wisdom, dance, Photography
When do you feel free? The kind of uninhibited, unrestricted, six-year-old-you-free? One of the things I love about photographing children is that I get to witness them feeling free. These moments unlock my own sense of freedom and aliveness. When I witness somebody...
by Melanie | Sep 14, 2017 | childhood, children's wisdom, creativity, documentary family photography, nature, Photography, play, stories
Here is a list my seven year old daughter and I made up for “How to have a great day”. Get a good sleep Get up early Have breakfast Draw Do yoga Go to school Go to circle (morning community circle at school) Do good work (try your best, try to enjoy it)...
by Melanie | Aug 31, 2017 | childhood, children's wisdom, creativity, documentary family photography, nature, Photography, play, stories
Summer in the country is different than summer in the city. It’s slower, fresher, both contemplative and adventurous. I have lived most of my life in a city. My husband grew up in the country with wide open spaces and days upon days of nature adventures. For the past...
by Melanie | Aug 22, 2017 | childhood, children's wisdom, love, nature, Photography, stories
Last week I was lying in bed with my daughter as she was falling asleep and she said “Mama you are my boulder. You and Dada are my boulders.” And then she listed all the names of our family and said “they are my boulders too”. I asked her what she...
by Melanie | Aug 9, 2017 | childhood, children's wisdom, gender, love, nature, Photography, play, stories
We brought home a dead worm wrapped in a paper towel, carefully placed in a used tupperware container. My daughter was determined to give the worm a proper burial. This, after finding the worm barely alive on a walk through Riverdale Farm. … She picked the worm...
by Melanie | Jul 10, 2017 | children's wisdom, love, stories
My daughter turned 7 last week. We had a busy week of party planning and spending time together. There were many ideas swirling through my head today when I was thinking about what to write and as I was looking through my notes, I found a story I wrote when my...
