Legacy Story Projects

An elderly man shopping for tomatoes at an outdoor farmers market.

“Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.”

-- Sue Monk Kidd, author

Give your loved ones’ stories a place to live on.

You don’t have to hold onto everything to hold onto what matters. Preserve the essence of your parent, your partner, your loved one — their stories, their spirit, and the spaces that make them them — in a one-of-a-kind heirloom photobook.

Open notebook with handwritten notes and journal entries in different colors of ink, written on both pages. The notebook is placed on a brown textured surface.

Do you feel like there’s an aching story in your heart that you want to hold onto, to pass down, to always remember?

Do you want to hold onto a memory of your parents without holding onto all of their belongings?

Do you have a story, a place, or a person you never want to forget?

Think of me as your personal photojournalist who works with you to tell this story.

I will conduct a storytelling documentary photoshoot to capture the people, spaces, or objects that tell your story. Using a mix of old photographs, objects, conversations, and portraits, we co-create a visual narrative that captures the soul of the story you want to share. The result is a printed heirloom photobook.

This is a truly special offer that was born out of a personal project. I deeply believe in the transformational power of a story. And this is for the stories you never want to forget.

An example of a story can be:

- “Still With Me” – A daughter honors her late father’s legacy through his tools, notes, and the stories he told.

- “The Women Who Made Me” – Three generations of women tell their stories of motherhood, migration, and strength.

- “Homegrown” – A retired farmer reflects on her life’s work through her land, family, and hands.

- “We Named You After Her” - New parents create the photobook for their newborn daughter sharing stories about grandma who passed too early, but whose remarkable love and faith is deeply woven into their hearts.

-”The House on Clinton Street” - A woman revisits the home where she grew up before it’s sold. A story of memory embedded in place.

Three light blue collared shirts hanging on hangers on wooden cabinets. An elderly man with white hair in a white shirt is partially visible in the left foreground. The room contains books, papers, and decorative items.
An elderly man with glasses and gray hair sitting on a bed, reading a book or magazine in a bedroom with patterned wallpaper and framed pictures on the wall.

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you.”
-Maya Angelou

Scope and Investment:

  • Project scope includes:

    • Conceptualizing the story together

    • Time and creative ideas to photograph the project

    • Post-processing the images

    • Curation and design of the photo book (done in collaboration with you)

    • Time reviewing and revising the book

    • Printing the final photo book through a professional print lab

  • Investment:

    • Given the varied scope and unique nature of each project, please contact me for exact quote. Pricing can range from $2000 to $4500 depending on scale and scope.

    • I would love to hear the story you are inspired to share and how we can bring it to life together.

A magazine opened on a wooden table showing a young girl looking outside a window, holding a book, with reflections of lights in the window. There is a green plant in a metallic pot in the top left corner.