Personal Documentary Work

Just as I tell visual stories for the families and Creative brands I serve, I’ve created a large body of personal work to tell my own family’s story. The images in this gallery are a small sample of some favorites shots, mostly with a documentary approach.

Teenage boy in pink headband gets blush applied to face while making defeated expression.
Man standing against ocean horizon takes photo of child walking towards camera wearing a shirt that says "Sea Ya Later".
Two boys in swimming pool, one facing upwards with eyes closed atop a surf board and one floating face down.
Smiling child peers through wet and fogged-up shower door that has a smiley face drawn onto the door.
Overhead view of mother lying in bed with a cuddling child on either side of her, while she kisses the forehead of one child.
Overhead view of boys hugging a brown dog as he looks into camera and light and shadow dance across his face.
Two boys stand in backyard and one boy has just shot the other with a Nerf gun. The boy who was shot winces in pain as the other looks at him.
Overhead view of boy in indigo-dyed shirt sitting on pink chair blowing large pink bubble from bubble gum.
Double-exposure view of child in blue tie-dyed t-shirt with serious expression standing against navy blue wall.
Boy lying in bed looking sideways toward the light that is coming in bright streams through window blinds.
Overhead and close-up view of child looking up toward camera , wearing no shirt, with hands on hips and eyes and top of head cropped out.
Child in bathtub looks at their reflection in the shiny chrome bathtub fixtures.
Overhead view of dad and sleeping child in bed of flowered sheets, dad gazes at camera.
Looking through wet shower door, at boy looking down and in soft soft focus.
Boy playing basketball wearing red sneakers, while the shadow of him making a shot is cast on the blue, green, and yellow outdoor court ground.
Black and white, motion blur of boy standing in front of tiled wall and brushing hand across jawline while looking at camera with tough expression.
Dark silhouette of child's head and shoulders indoors, framed by window with Warsaw Old Town square outdoors.
Close-up of two brothers' faces pressed cheek-to-cheek and gazing at the camera, cropped to show one half of each of their faces.
Mother stands in doorway and takes photograph into mirror while her two boys stand at mirror and fix their hair.
Woman wearing flowered blouse takes self-portrait into gold-framed mirror with gallery wall of paintings behind her.
Young child riding scooter along the Domino Park High-line in Brooklyn, with the Williamsburg Bridge in background.
Portrait of child against black backdrop wearing messy eye make-up, cheek tint, and lip gloss.
Profile of child wearing a baseball cap and being tested for Covid by nurse wearing purple gloves.
Motion-blurred view of child jumping on pogo stick with another child blurred in movement in foreground.
Overhead view of child in bathtub with only face peeking out and surrounded by bubbles.
Two kids sit at table in sunny room while eating breakfast, with a violin hanging on the wall behind them.
Overhead motion-blurred view of child's back as they vigorously swish their hands through their hair in light blue bathwater.
Boy balances on back two wheels of a skate board with desert scenery behind him, in Joshua Tree National Park.
Mom stands in front of reflective glass and steel wall with camera up to eye while one child holds onto her side and the other child leans against wall and mugs at the camera.
Kid siting at dinner table, drinking water, while cats sniffs at kid's mostly empty dinner plate, with candle burning in the foreground.
Boy in sharp focus with blond hair and dark blue shirt stands in front of wooden wall, while second boy in shadows walks in front of camera and creates a dark silhouette profile that frames the subject.
People riding colorful swing carousel, shot from down low.
Boys run through gallery with wall of windows that look out to the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
Four kids stand evenly spaced out on lava rock cliff and look out at the sea.
Double-exposure of two boys seated and looking at camera holding a blue and a green balloon.
Motion blur swirl of child in indigo-dyed t-shirt, lying on bed and looking up at the camera.
Man stands in profile in Museum of Neon in Warsaw, Poland while red neon lights up his arms and face and bright neon lights are in the background.
Shadow of person waving hello against a white painted fence with large blooming pink Camelia bush peeking over the top of the fence.
Boys shuffles cards while sitting at diner counter, shot through the window with reflections of nearby trees adding texture to composition.
Motion blur profile of boy swinging on yellow swing, wearing a red top and blue shorts, with Long Island beach at sunset in the background.
Child stands in dark hallway with vertical blue neon lights framing him and one small spotlight above illuminating a sliver of his face.
Child wearing orange jacket and blue pants walks away from camera in soft focus in the background, with green grass and yellow flowers in the foreground in sharp focus.
Boy lies facing the cameras on a wooden bench in old church while beam of sunlight enters on left side that lights of the floor and his face.
Two tween boys sit on stone bench and look at camera with serious, grown-up expressions while a large Ferris wheel looms in the background.
Young child walks through glass sculpture that creates a triplicate reflection, while the mother taking the photograph is reflected as well.
Family self-portrait of mom, dad, and two boys in front of lit-up effects wall at casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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