Welcoming a new baby into the family is always a celebration worth commemorating. When Lara contacted me in October wanting to hire a Dubai newborn photographer to document her first child's first moments after birth, we quickly scheduled a coffee meet up to get to know each other and plan out the session. Lara, like me, grew up in the UAE, and calls the UAE home. Her little boy Adam doesn't know it yet, but he was born into two awesome families that truly love and respect one another, and I couldn't wait to be around that amazing energy. And when the time came for that, I wasn't disappointed!

Born at Al Zahra hospital, Adam was welcomed by his parents, both sets of grandparents and his uncle, who all were present at this session while we filmed some of his very first moments. If you know me, you know I love working with groups, and Lara's family did not disappoint. We had an awesome time, and I hope that you can sense that by looking at the beautiful images we were able to make together that day.

The Birth story of little Miss Reef will stay with me, forever. From the very beginning , I knew I had the makings of a very special story. Reef's mommy, Ayesha, is a lover of the ocean, and the very first Marine Biographer I had ever met! Ayesha had her heart set on a water birth, and chose the name Reef because of her love for the Coral Reef. I just found all this attention to detail so incredibly amazing!

As is the process with all my clients, on D-day, Ayesha gave me a call as soon as her contractions began. It was 3:30am. In speaking to her, the contractions seemed to be coming hard, and fast, so I got in my car and started making my way to Abu Dhabi. Little did we all know that this was only just the beginning :) Ayesha labored for three days. The contractions would come then go, get harder then softer, get super close together then space out. The strength and persistence I witnessed in Ayesha while she labored was astounding. Surrounded by the love, prayers and support of her husband and family, Ayesha welcomed her pride and joy little Reef on a beautiful Friday morning, as the call for the midday prayer was going off. It was powerful, and amazing, and unforgettable!