Lately, I’ve been learning to slow down enough to actually see my life as I’m living it. I’m grateful to be bringing this experience into my work and into my way of approaching photography with legacy in mind.

January has become a reflective month for me. It holds my father’s birthday, and it also marks the time when I’m reminded of how long it’s been since he passed. Time has a way of quietly reshaping how you understand permanence. You start to notice what actually stays with you over time. Legacy has become part of how I see and create.

For a long time, I measured my days by what I didn’t finish. The to-do list that never fully cleared. The sense that there was always something more waiting for me to get to. Recently, that shifted. Instead of only tracking what still needed to be done, I began writing down what I did do, after the fact. That shift helped me see my days more clearly. I realized I was doing far more than I ever gave myself credit for. I just wasn’t slowing down enough to see it.

Noticing What’s Already Here Through Legacy-Focused Photography

Slowing down hasn’t meant doing less. It’s meant noticing more and consciously anchoring memories. This perspective has become central to how I work, considering legacy before moments are captured.

I’ve been thinking a lot about how we move through life constantly chasing the next milestone, without pausing long enough to witness the legacy that is already unfolding around us. Slowing down made me realize I was surrounded by more meaning than I thought.

That way of seeing has changed how I approach my work, too. It’s the same perspective that continues to shape how I practice photography with legacy in mind, making space for meaning to exist long beyond the moment.

Why Physical Photographs Matter to Me and My Legacy Work

Visuals have a quiet power. They stop you mid-stride, even when you didn’t plan to pause. Photography with legacy in mind holds that grounding force.

There’s something centering about the physical presence of photographs. When photographs live in your space, you interact with them differently. You see your life reflected back at you as it’s being lived. They become part of your environment and story.

That’s why printed photographs and keepsakes matter so deeply to me. They hold nostalgia, but they also keep you anchored in the present.

Coming Home to Brooklyn and Creating Legacy Photos

This month, I’ll be returning to New York City to offer a one-day studio portrait experience in Brooklyn. The session will take place at Studio CLYX in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn is home. I grew up there, and it’s where my sense of self, family, and belonging was shaped. Being there now, with this perspective, feels different in a way I didn’t expect. That perspective carries into how I’m practicing photography with legacy in mind while I’m there.

These sessions are designed to feel calm and unrushed with printed photographs to be lived with.

A Quiet Invitation Into Legacy Focused Photography

This season of my life has taught me the value of slowing down, of honoring what’s already here, and of making space for what lasts. Photography with legacy in mind now lives quietly in my work, whether I’m photographing someone or simply paying closer attention to my own life.

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This month, I’m holding a lot of gratitude for my father, for time, and for being able to see my life as it’s happening.