I wanted to do this “Lost Boys” session for so long. The idea came to me in
the spring, when I first thought to do the Storybook Series. I knew I wanted to do Peter Pan and couldn’t
wait to pull in some of my favorite kids to be my “lost children”. I gave the kids some props and sent them on
their merry way to create a world of their own. I sometimes wish I could whisk
my children off to a Neverland, a place to keep them innocent and carefree forever.
Childhood
is a fleeting, magical time. The carefree days of Indian Princesses, lost boys,
hideouts in the trees, bows and arrows and blankies, are too soon replaced with
more mature endeavors. The time when children can run, play, pretend and
explore is something that should be treasured and kept forever before the
realities of adulthood set in.
A
child, lost in his own world, is a beautiful sight, it is reassurance that in
this world of apps and ads, children can still function the same as their
ancestors did hundreds of years ago. Equipped
with only an imagination, children can become anyone, go anywhere and do
anything.
I
love child photography so much because each photograph, in a way, is like
creating your own Neverland, a moment in time frozen forever, a place where
your kids will be little forever. Life
will mature and change, just like it should, but you can always look back and
remember those fleeting days of childhood. Being able to capture the story of
childhood is what I want my work to be about. Portraying the perfections and
imperfections of children is something that I truly love to do, and is such a
blessing in my life.
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