Second year now that I’ve had the pleasure and honor of photographing the Ain Dah Yung “Cherish the Children” pow wow. Ain Dah Yung is social service organization in St. Paul that focuses on the needs of the American Indian youth and families – they do amazing work. You should check them out —> here
Celebrating Sam’s third birthday last weekend, I remembered these photos taken last fall. I find toddlers amusing as a rule, but precocious children are a special treat. Both of Sam’s parents are fellow Kenyon alum, so it’s not surprising that he already has a literary bent. That afternoon Sam decided I should be called “Cory”...
T’was 2004 when I first visited Jayson at the Lyn-Lake Barbershop. Great conversation and stupidly low prices, I was sold. Carol is budget conscious too, so she was an easy convert. Perhaps only a month later, Jayson started washing Anitra’s dreads (he finishes with fragrant oils). Cory was a harder sell, but the three of...
Early friends at Kenyon College, then roommates when I moved to the Twin Cities in 1998, I’ve known John for nearly 20 years. He and Carrie have two girls now – Vivi is a spitfire and Ida is a content smile machine. Vivi was too excited about guests to stand still, much less pose, for...
Elianna has reached the magical 3′s. No longer terribly two, she’s got that twinkle in her eye. She likes being the center of attention, but doesn’t like to be stared at through the camera. She’s fascinated by bugs, but when they get too close she squeals and runs off. Back in the day, Auralie and...
Little Giabella is a very lucky girl, surrounded by lots of love… Giabella was a good sport in her first photo session. But after a while I got bored with the whole good-natured-baby bit, so I asked her to show some range. She shows promise as an opera singer, or a future litigator… I pity...
