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The Calm

[SAN FRANCISCO] A couple months back I traveled up north to shoot pregnancy pictures for my dear friend, Cecelia. We met in 1999 when she dated my ex-boyfriend, he brought her out one night and we became instant friends. Fifteen years later, this trip really had me reflecting on all that we’ve been through together. Different cities and schools, loves and loss, weddings and now babies. Feels like just yesterday we were “woo’ing” together at the Beastie Boys’ Hello Nasty concert tour. With her in San Francisco and me in LA, we don’t get to see each other as much as we’d like, but we always manage to pick up where we left off.

It was such a treat to document this magical time for someone so close to me. The excitement and anticipation, the calm before the storm as I like to call it. We kept it all really chill, which was a nice change of pace for me since this year has been so insanely busy. We just hung out at her house, played dress up (my favorite!), cut up some fresh veggies we got at the farmer’s market, and then drove over to a freezing, fogged over Golden Gate Bridge for a few shots at the end. It was a lovely day, these are some of my personal favorites. Can’t wait to meet their little boy in just a couple weeks!

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