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The Yosts | Chilliwack Family Photographer

I have been photographing this family since I first met Georgia, a million years ago, at our job in a video store. We spent long shifts talking about movies, making jokes, and eating all the candy available in the store, and I've watched her family grow from a family of four to a family of six (plus two adorable kittens). We got together again this fall to shoot in the beautiful Community Forest (off of Annis Road exit) and the light was absolutely perfect. 

You haven't seen pure joy on a child's face until you let them scream "Diarrhea" in the woods several times. Everleigh's cooperation on the shoot is directly related to that. There is also a certain amount of magic that happens when you just let kids squish together and jump up and down and be goofy and ridiculous in the forest - this is something I love doing so much. As a photographer, I'm not much for posing - I love squishing people, making them laugh, and capturing the genuine expressions that result. Sometimes photo shoots are messy, but sometimes the emotion is in the mess.

I'm so thankful to know this great group of people, and looking back through all of my shoots with them, I can't believe so much time has passed so quickly - but I'm grateful for every minute of it. 

 

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These people are awesome. | Chilliwack Lifestyle Photographer

Brittany and I got to spend the afternoon with Jenelle, Cordelia and Ophelia this past June in Fort St. John, and it was basically heaven on earth. Bunnies with flower crowns, trampolines, that northern light and popsicles: living the dream. 

 

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A halfheartedly updated record of all the things that make my heart sing + a celebration to all the rad people I get to create with

Throwback to this stunning set with @amberpmcgregor with @shiverzdesigns - I have August spots open for this kind of magic, but Sep and Oct are booking fast ✨ and thanks for all the love on my last post everyone!! Made my whole week!
Hey, hi, it’s me! My name is Sarah, I love photography with my whole heart, I once performed Jailhouse Rock unabashedly in a ripped up pair of stirrup pants for my entire school, and I’m probably the most likely person you know to try and
I’ve had a really restorative rest these last couple days after a month and a half of shooting - diving back into photography and art making after barely shooting through 2020 has been so good for my heart. I hope that as things open up for all
TWENTY FOUR // NICOLE: “2019 was a year of crumbling A crumbling of a misaligned job, relationship, identity and self. The pieces that fell created spaciousness and opportunity for profound healing. 2020 was an activation and a homecoming I
TWENTY THREE // AMBER: “Public art has always fascinated me. A couple of years ago, I began installing large scale murals on the back of my business (The Book Man). When I ran shy on walls, my friend Mavik and I volleyed around the idea of exp
TWENTY TWO // KLEO (they/them): “2020 was a year of learning to accept myself and to let go of people who do not accept me, while understanding that isn't my fault, it's just where they are in their journey. It was letting go of many things, an
TWENTY TWO // JESSICA: “When the world hit pause in 2020, one of the first sectors to crumble was tourism. I had no idea that it would also shatter the barrier between myself coping with, and truly utilizing, my neurodivergent brain. In 2019,
TWENTY // JULIE: “2020 was a struggle and a blessing! After securing a new home for my 3 children and I in a beautiful neighborhood, 1 month before Covid was declared, we were happy we got a chance at a new beginning. But, as the world slowed
NINETEEN // DANIELLE: “At the beginning of 2020 I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. When it was time for my second chemo treatment, COVID had hit, and I was told that my husband could no longer attend my treatments and my oncology appo
EIGHTEEN // KEENAN & DANIELLE: “After Covid’s initial takeover, I had to move back home from the mountains and get back to work as a paramedic in Abbotsford. There wasn't a whole lot to do and being the energetic guy I am, I guess I