Mums In View [ Part 3 ]

Another sneak peek at some of the images of one of the beautiful mums in the 'Mums In View' project. One of the most important parts of this project was capturing the interactions of the mums with their children, for all the reasons discussed in the book. What I loved about this shoot was capturing that beautiful connection we have with our children when they become young adults. The dynamics change but the love never does. I'm so glad we captured this in this shoot. This is one amazing lady and mum xx

An excerpt for the book ........ 'Children are certainly a photo worthy subject, and with good reason, we want to document their lives. A major part of their lives though is their mother, and if she’s always the one behind the camera then she’s not being documented in the context of the child’s life. When the child reflects on photos of their growing up, it won’t show the love and care of mum putting a band aid on their scraped knee, her helping them get ready for things, teaching them things, the moments of her spending time with them doing the things they loved, and the things they didn’t, or her expression as she watches them chatting away telling her parts of their day or showing her their latest creation. Nobody is documenting her role. She will be absent from the photos of the child’s life. The role of a mother is such a constant in our lives that we don’t pause to record it because it’s not a new event.....'