Aunt Stacy made every cake and costume
Dawn wanted to create a really special birthday keepsakefor her older sister Stacy’s birthday. Multitalented Stacy has always been a huge presence in Dawn’s life
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Loretta’s mom learned to love her daughter by loving herself
Total images: 9 After her mom died, Loretta stuck all the original photographs in a drawer. “I would look at the photos,” says Loretta, “and
A Chicago bubblebath with the neighbors
Total images: 7 This send-off gift from good Chicago neighbors to their friends relocating back to New Jersey was inspired by a bubble bath. JoAnn
Samantha as a dancing cherub
Because the fuzziest picture of Samantha was her parents’ favorite – that of Samantha lying on her belly in ballet class – I needed some
The ad that begat a Jewish Melissa
Total images: 14 An adoption that began with an ad in the paper-this is how Melissa’s incredible story unfolds. Against the backdrop of her own
Whatever you could do, Harold did better
Photos from the family: 4 After years of seeing a therapist, creating a retirement gift as a fine art roast became a refreshingly therapeutic way for
Wendy, once molested, now safe on the throne of God
Wendy W, twice abandoned by her mother and molested by a church member, is a study in human resilience buoyed by faith. Here Wendy details
Mushrooms travel better on a photo purse
Say you’re a weekend photographer with a passion for nature shots. How much wall space is your significant other really going to let you have
Curtis has been to helm and back
For Curtis’s 70th birthday, his daughter commissions a photomontage “memory portrait” of his entire life. A loving marriage, soaring career (literally, given the private jet
Lucky coins fill Juan and Carmen’s wishing well
Juan and Carmen’s life began with a fairytale wedding in Mexico. After five decades of marriage Juan died first, followed by Carmen. In this remembrance portrait, their son
Myrtle and Myrtis, two hearts beating as one
Doris tells the story about her half sisters Myrtle and Myrtis: “Myrtle and Myrtis were super close, like one person. They would know what each
One stumble with nitro-glycerin, and it’s dasvidanya for Vitaly
Total images: 10 This laboratory scene was completely created from scratch; all I had was a head shot of the subject, Vitaly G. The lab