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 | Feb 4, 2020 | art, childhood, creativity, documentary family photography, family portraits, giving back, love, Photography
Three Collaborations Making a Difference One of my goals for the year is to make a bigger impact through creative collaborations. As humans we are meant to work together to survive and thrive. It is our nature. We forget this sometimes. 1. Working Together to Empower...
by Melanie | Jan 28, 2020 | art, childhood, creativity, dance, documentary family photography, love, music, Photography
The news yesterday about Kobe Bryant and his daughter’s death was heartbreaking. I watched a bit of the Grammys last night with my daughter and it was powerful to see how they were honoured and mourned. I loved that Alicia Keys was hosting the show and setting the...
by Melanie | Jan 21, 2020 | childhood, documentary family photography, family portraits, love, nature, Photography
On Friday, I was sitting at my desk doing some planning for my upcoming Friendship Portrait Event when I got a message from an old friend that contained the above picture that she had taken of me when we were 9. Harmony and I spent many lazy days together when we were...
by Melanie | Jan 7, 2020 | art, childhood, documentary family photography, family portraits, love, nature, Photography
I’m feeling so much gratitude this new year. Just returned from a camping adventure in Nevada and Arizona, in a mostly unheated RV. It was colder there than it was in Toronto. And, it rained for 5 days straight in the desert. But, it was still wondrous. I was grateful...
by Melanie | Apr 15, 2019 | art, childhood, creative process, creativity, dance, documentary family photography, love, Photography
It’s been a month now since we have been back in Toronto from our epic New Zealand road trip with children in tow. Camping and travelling in the camper van with a 6-month old and 8 year old we were told my many how brave we were. It didn’t feel brave to me – it...
