A Family Session
Lacey + Jeff + Judah + Ben
Studio City, California
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Childhood Unplugged | Yellowstone National Park
Taking kids to over 2 million acres of preserved beauty is kind of like making them sit in a calculus class; it’s just over their heads.
I remind myself often that it’s not about the understanding of the enormity but about the experience, the feelings, and the memories created in the presence of such enormities. So when a geyser explodes a hundred feet in the air and the boys are too busy digging dirt with their bare hands, I let it go. And when they’d rather tantrum on the boardwalk, I let that go too.
That said, they did appreciate all the wild animals (even the Bison poop, that Hooper sunk his hand into thinking it was a piece of wood) and handled all the time in the car like the true car dogs that they are. We got home after midnight so it was a long day for all of us. And yet, I can’t wait to do it again. I’m so grateful for our National Parks.
I’ll be sharing more images from our time in Montana soon.
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Childhood Unplugged
The Childhood Unplugged group posts once a month and most months I I have something to share without putting much thought or intention into it being for Childhood Unplugged; we unplug naturally and often, if you will. But this month was a different story and with all of our comings and goings as of late, I realized that we had not been out much… away a lot, yes, but not out… not taking in local nature…
Traveling is two sided in that sense; on one hand, it’s nice to explore new (or even already known) places and on the other hand, waiting for you to return is a long laundry list (pun intended) of things to catch up on. And that’s where we’ve been — trying to stay afloat the piles of dirty laundry, the overflowing trash bins, and the list of things around town we need to do… like register Hooper for transitional kindergarten, which brings with it it’s own scavenger list of ‘to-dos’.
So I shot this month’s Childhood Unplugged post with intent and, for me, last minute. We went down to the harbor and let the kids run and climb and toughen their bare feet.
The boys made quick friends with another little boy and together the three of them explored, had sword fights (of the urination variety), and ran as free as the breeze. We talked with the boy’s father who shared the loss of his wife (she died during childbirth) and it dawned on me that going out and talking to strangers is a lost art. People are so stuck in their own worlds. And yet we all have such important and interesting and captivating stories to tell. All of us.
I won’t be waiting until the end of next month like I did this go-around.
Please join me in supporting the other photographers participating in the Childhood Unplugged movement by clicking here to see all our submissions. You can also follow us on instagram (@childhoodunplugged) and be sure to use #childhoodunplugged for a chance to be featured on our Instagram feed. Please also tag your photos with #cu_mothers and #cu_fathers, as I’ll be taking the feed the weeks of Mother’s and Father’s day.
A Family Session, with The Taylors
Whitney + Chris + Tula + Polly + Rudy
Laguna Beach, California
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Published
Saplings Magazine | Fall issue
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A Family Session, with The Gerhard Family
Kelsey, Torrey, Luella, & Willa
Ventura, California
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A Family Session, with The Hedgepeths
Hylah, Justin, & Callen
Sherman Oaks, California
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A Family Session, with The Carsons
Erin, James, Hannah, & Henry
Laguna Niguel, California
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A Family Session, with The Record Family
Sara, Clayton, Hazel, & various animals
San Clemente, California
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Mother + Child session, with Jessica Kraus & Co.
The Kraus Clan
Corona, California
A Family Session
Alexis, Doug, & Rose
Los Angeles, California
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A Family Session
Claire, Darren, George, Millo, & Lady Bird
Pasadena, California
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A Family Session
Carolyn, Lewis, Gabby, & Lucy
Crystal Cove, California
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Young in love, with Andrew & Celeste
Andrew + Celeste
Provo, Utah
A Family Session, with The Armstrong Family
Stewart, Ashley, & Foster
Los Angeles, California
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Mother & Daughter session, with Wasima & Zaiba
Wasima + Zaiba
Dana Point, California
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A Family Session
Lenya + Rory + Venice + Bixby
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