A Proposal in Central Park

The plan was discussed. Maps were laid out. Times and locations exact. Gustad had thought of everything for his perfect proposal to Tanaz on Bow Bridge in Central Park. The proposal was so beautiful, I will let the emotions of these two speak for themselves.

















After some time Gustad pointed Greg and I out to Tanaz, surprise!! After congratulations were given we went into a full on engagement shoot! It was great to play around in the park and take pictures of these two as they were flying so high with so much happiness and love for each other!













Tanaz and Gustad, we are so honored that we were the ones given the great privilege to document this special moment in your lives. We wish you a lifetime filled with the love and happiness that we saw on this day. THANK YOU!!!

"One Nation Under a Groove"

Those were some of the chants we heard today as we watched Mr. Obama be sworn in as the president on 125th Street in the heart of Harlem USA! It was a warm day in Harlem even though the mercury only rose to be in the 20's. The human spirit that showed up to witness this historical event was represented by all the colors our flesh tones are able to create! Together we cheered and cried and celebrated a new way of thinking.



(The statue in this picture is Adam Clayton Powell, the first African American elected to Congress from New York.)































I love days like this in New York City. Days when we forget about ourselves and join together for a greater purpose. I have witnessed days like this in the city only a handful of times, they are rare and so incredibly precious.

As an educator I am so thrilled to imagine the minds of young Americans and how they will NOW truly be able to dream and imagine themselves growing up to be ANYTHING- even the president of the United States of America!

"O-BA-MA!!! O-BA-MA!!! O-BA-MA!!! One Nation Under a Groove!!"

Baby Roy!

Meet baby Roy- the little brother of Vera! I photographed Vera when she was this little a year and a half ago and it was so great to be able to have the same kind of photo shoot with Roy! The photo shoot took place in Mama and Papa's big fluffy bed. Roy was so happy, Vera extra sweet, Mama and Papa extremely proud and the light- just perfect!



















Rightfully exhausted after a big day of picture taking. Congratulations to you all, the 4 of you are such a beautiful family. Vera I know you will be an incredible big sister!!!

Party of 5

Nicole and Marc are old buddies of ours from Fire Island. They left the days of beer games and started an incredible family. They have 3 children that are all unique and interesting, never mind super cute and funny! We had a great morning at one of my favorite places here in NYC, the always beautiful, always fun Duck Pond in Central Park.

Cooper and his Mom and Dad!

Cooper is the child of a childhood friend of mine. It is always so amazing for me to meet the creation of someone that I knew as a kid. Did we really grow up so much that we are the adults now?















Cooper was such a pleasure to photograph. As you can see he is all boy with his stick and his love of the trees, the ducks and of course his Mom and Dad!