A year ago {Brisbane Family Photographer}

How it is that the years pass by so fast. They bend and meld and float and zoom into these beautiful memories that are stored within our cells. Shared memories of moments past hinting at what may come. My 15 year old daughter asked me tonight what it felt like to be me when I was 18 and all I could think of is that I need to photo to trigger a memory of what I was like then. I have vague memories I guess – and when I dig some more I have memories of photographs being taken as well and having looked back on them over the past 20 years! I remember feeling grounded yet confused, free yet trapped, excited yet shit-scared, optimistic yet cynical, and hopeful; always hopeful and faithful. Faith and Hope in something bigger than myself guiding us all. Faith in the goodness of humans and the beauty of the world. Perhaps that is also what lead me to photography. Capturing goodness, capturing optimism, freedom, hope, faith, joy and love!

How are these images a from last year? My littlest friend here is walking about now, and his big brother just had his prep interview. What is life? My beautiful friend, their  mumma, continues to shine as a light in my life, and I’m looking forward to capturing them all (including the boys dad who was away working this day 🙁 )

These memories , tender little toddler hands on little newborn heads. Birthday’s spent, reading books with grandad while mum feeds baby brother. How I long to re-live those moments and would happily jump in the time machine if one existed. Instead I will depend on photographs, and the love and warmth they invoke.

{ Be in the photograph }

Jess x

~ Brisbane Family Photographer ~