Anna Holden, Marlborough, CT shares how Parenting during the pandemic looks for her “As a result of the lockdowns, I’ve become a rather accomplished barber. It started as a necessity… cutting my son’s hair when I could no longer stand how long it was, my husband’s hair when he could no longer stand how long […]
Personal photography experiences from our documentary family photographer community
Image by Annie Gozard, Paris, France If you’ve ever been curious about what photographers feel about having their own family photographed, or how they feel about the photos they have of their own lives… well here you go: When photographers hire photographers “When I look back on pictures from my childhood, I wish I had […]
Documentary family photographers on their approaches
Image by Sandra Stokmans, The Netherlands Even though documentary family photographers approach family photography in the “same way”, they all bring a different point of view based on their experiences and values – which results in very different photographs. This week we are showcasing blog posts about how different photographers approach their work: Overlooked […]
Photographs of 2020
2020 has been an interesting one – as our documentary family photographer community has captured in photos: Sandra Stokmans, The Netherlands Ralu Chase Photography, London, UK Abbie Louise Photography, Munich, Germany Alice Chapman Photography, Cambridge, UK Anna Holden, Marlborough, CT Antonina Mamzenko, London UK Alice Chapman Photography, Cambridge, UK […]
Documentary family “portraits” IX
During documentary family sessions nothing is staged – which means that any photograph that includes all family members is a glimpse into a moment that the whole family shares together. Shannon Christy, San Diego, CA Anna Holden, Marlborough, CT Elisse Carma, Arona, Italy Annie Gozard, Paris, France Corrina Holburn Photography, Vancouver, Canada […]
The everyday matters IX
There seem to always be excuses for why pictures of your family RIGHT NOW would be less than ideal. But those things may seem irrelevant compared to all the reasons why you would want to have your right-now everyday documented. We’re hoping that these photos from documentary photographers around the world will inspire you to […]
Documentary summer memories V
We hope this collection of summer memories by documentary family photographers around the world will take you back to your childhood summers – and inspire you to document this summertime for your kids. Lauren Gayeski Photography, Egg Harbor Township, NJ Abbie Louise Photography, Munich, Germany Anna-Liisa Nixon Photography, Westport, CT Alice Chapman Photography, Cambridge, […]
The everyday matters VIII
When you think about holding your family pictures in your hands, what do you want them to remind you of? How do you want to feel when you look at them? Where do you want them to take you? Over here at Documentary Family Photographers, we believe that your everyday at home is abundant with […]
Just some beautiful family documentary photography
Some beautiful photography from documentary family photographers in our community: Momoland Photo, Switzerland Abbie Louise Photography, Munich, Germany Kaleen Enke Photography, Atlanta, GA Lauren Gayeski Photography, Egg Harbor Township, NJ Morgana Secco, London Shannon Christy, San Diego, CA
Capture the rough stuff II
While the fun, silly, tender and loving moments are the easy ones to recognize as something to photograph, we believe that the rough parts of our days are equally as important to capture. Jess Haverkamp, Berlin, Germany Abbie Louise Photography, Munich, Germany Anna Holden, Marlborough, CT Katrin Küllenberg Photography, Düsseldorf, Germany Corrina Holburn […]