Legacy Photo Stories

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

Explore the transformational power of story.

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?

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

Using a mix of old photographs, objects, conversation, and intentional photography, 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 came from a personal project. I deeply believe in the transformational power of a story.

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

  • Investment:

    • Given the varied scope and unique nature of each project, please contact me for pricing. 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.