Thank you snow for allowing me some time to catch up on my blogging! After doing this families pregnancy portrait, I had the honor of photographing their son at 6-days-old. It is really incredible to see infants as they adapt to their new world. As always, feedback is greatly appreciated. Warmly, Meryl

I LOVE working with pregnant women of all shapes and sizes to come up with images that preserve their memories of this special time. ~ Meryl

Love, Love, Loved working with these West Seattle children. Great brother and sister team! Our holiday mini session turned into a bit of an extended session. I just can’t help myself!

I was very busy in September photographing some beautiful pregnant ladies! These are two different women that I just had to post on my blog. I have so many more photos from the maternity session yet to process, but I just wanted to share these sooner rather than later! Also, please note that I do nude photos when desired, but out of respect for my clients privacy, I don’t post them on my blog.

Carter is a very active two-year-old. It may look like he is standing still, but I can assure you, he was not! My photojournalism background comes in very handy when following children running around in their environment. Carter was photographed on-location in his West Seattle home. What a blast! I also photographed him jumping on his parents bed, running around naked (what a tush! -:)) and his quiet moods too. But we’ve save those for his parents. I love documenting children as they really are. Meryl

I love celebrating the shape of the pregnant body. I also enjoy providing maternity photographs to my clients that show off their happiness with the pregnancy and their unique personality at the same time. Nicole just happened to bring this cool hat to our session in my Seattle studio and it added a nice touch!

Each session is different. The session is customized to you and your desires and is a collaboration between us. Some photo shoots are on-location and some are in the studio. Just like pregnancy, no two are alike!

This is part two of my assignment for The New York Times.

The Gates Foundation will be relocating to this double horseshoe set of buildings across the street from the Space Needle.

I rode the elevator of The Needle to get the perspective of the EMP and Gates Foundation Building together to show how Paul Allen and Bill Gates have impacted Seattle, post Microsoft.

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to photograph the new Amazon.com and Gates Foundation building exteriors for the New York Times. I really enjoyed the assignment! I photographed them in the late afternoon on a beautiful Saturday, between days of rain. This post is the new Amazon.com buildings. The campus is extensive and growing in the South Lake Union area of Seattle.

This is why you always need to have your camera handy. My trusty Canon g-11 has enabled me to carry a fully manual professional grade camera around, without the weight, and has helped to renew me!