Let Me See Through Your Eyes

so please beware
with every place that you head
look to your soul
for these things that you know
for the trees that we see
cannot forever breathe
with the changes they confront...

... so speak out loud of the things you are proud
and if you love this coast
then keep it clean as it hopes
'cause the way that it shines
may just dwindle in time
with the changes it will confront...

... well i know you are strong
may your journey be long
and now i wish you the best of luck

- Messages - Xaxier Rudd

another maternity session. how i love these. 

i have been wanting to photograph Angel and her brood for what feels like ages. I'm sure my other photographer friends know how it feels when you see someone and you're just like "GET IN FRONT OF MY CAMERA PLEASE." (that may or may not sound weirder than i mean it to...)

anyway. we trekked to the tippy top of Mary's Peak (the highest peak in the range between the coast and the valley in Oregon, I might add. 4,098' to be exact). I give Angel and Alice [in particular] major kudos because guess who had to stop for a couple breaks because they thought their lungs were going to explode? (Hint: you're looking at her website) Meanwhile I'm sure the dudes were just fine. 

i think its safe to say that my subject[s] this time around are absolutely gorgeous and i'm so glad we were able to get together to shoot, in a beautiful location no less. :)