The first time I photographed her, we were kind of like two people getting to know each other. Her warm, wonderful self walked into my new space with nothing in it but a badly hand-painted backdrop. Although I had nothing at the time, she made magic with that. After our first session, we talked forever on the hardwood floor, and it was then that I discovered what a special person she was.  

The second time I photographed her, I saw a playfulness in her that is so utterly enduring. The work we created was so new for both of us, that we left the session on such a high, that we both believed could not get any better. 

And then there was the third time I photographed her.

This time, it was though any walls, no matter how thin, or short they were, that may have been there before, had been broken down, completely. Vulnerability between both of us was at its ultimate high. We went to places artistically that we hadn’t gone to together before, and it was as though we were riding the absolute best wave either of us had been on. 

Every time I work with the same subject, it just gets better and better. This is such a testament to that. 

Thank you girl, for opening up more and more to me every time. I cannot wait for #4. 

Thank you, thank you, thank you. 

Aniya, xo