C’est la rentrée! – our back-to-school portraits
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C’est la rentrée!
Every year I photograph my kids as they step outside the door and head towards their bus stop on the first day of school, but somehow I’ve kept them unpublished. No more, these are this year’s back-to-school portraits of Emilio and Adriano.
Cléo & Cloé – 24h with my new niece (& her parents)
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I love newborn days, you know that fourth trimester, when days are snuggly and memories are blurry.
These are photos I took of my very very new niece, during a 24h trip to go see her (and her parents) in Aix-en-Provence early August.
Blue nudes
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Prompted by Matisse’s Blue Nude collage, this month’s project unfolded effortlessly. Blue nudes have been a recurring theme in 20th-century art, from Picasso’s melancholic interpretations to Yves Klein’s bold anthropométries. Inspired by these, I ventured into creating my own blue nude pieces, blending abstraction with personal touches.
A motherhood session in full bloom
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A motherhood session in full bloom I know every year the obsession is about the early Magnolias and the Cherry blooms, and some will track the lilacs peak, but in my opinion Crabapple flowering week is the prettiest time in Madison WI. The Arboretum has so many Crabapple trees it’s impossible to not find a stunning spot and […]
Draped abundance: a visual guide to my backdrop combinations
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Draped abundance: a visual guide to my backdrop combinations Whether you’re a daycare / preschool / school interested in my picture day services, or you’ve seen my work around and have found it intriguing, or want to hire me to set up my popup studio at your event, you might be wondering what the options […]