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Mother’s Day portraits by Melissa Wolfe
After my first ‘Mother’s Day‘ post last year, asking every mum out there to come out of hiding (behind the camera) I have to admit that I have still not taken our family portraits. Not sure I have a great excuse being a photographer and knowing a few talented ones in Cayman …
In the last year I have been honoured to photograph some amazing mothers and grandmothers from Cayman and the world around.
As a family… I doubt we take as many candid photos as most people do. With cell phones, candid has become a whole new storytelling culture that combines silly, performance and sparks creativity. These are a few of the rare ones of my husband David, the perfect husband for me and awesome father to his children.
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads, Grandpas, Granddaddies, who are such a wonderful part of our lives.
As a dog owner and dog lover, I felt so honoured to be asked to photograph Andrea and her loyal friend Monte. She has a very special bond with the beautiful golden Labrador:
“Monte was given to me after Hurricane Ivan. I never had a dog before and he turned out to be the most amazing dog. He taught me how to be a dog owner. He has all the best qualities of a Labrador Retriever and could easily have been a service dog with his intelligence and calm demeanour. He turned 10 this year and is starting to fade unfortunately. I thought I was going to lose him in and around the time these photos were taken. With some good medication and lots of patience, he is hanging in there. We will treasure these photos forever!”
Well… what a busy Christmas season with professional photography, now comes my busy season as non-profit pubicist and spokesperson. I do spend time donating photography services, but I also gain contract work as a consultant in the non-proft sector. I feel like that constant connection to creativity and social life keeps me sharp when it comes to dealing with photos at any event, large or small. Plus it makes me feel good about contributing to the greater good. Sleeping good at night. Good Karma. All that.