The Joy of Learning

When the director of my son's preschool propositioned me about photographing the students for a fundraiser, she recalled a photograph of her sister standing at an easel when she was a child. I knew right away what she envisioned. The images would be candid, capturing the children at "work" and would be black and white, giving them a timeless quality. The more I thought about it, the more excited I became. I know how fleeting childhood is. My youngest will be off to kindergarten in the fall and I can hardly believe how fast his first four and a half years have gone by. I still think of him as my baby but then I see his body stretch three quarters of the way down his bed and realize that he is growing faster than I would like. Right now he is like a sponge, absorbing every new experience with pure joy and wonder. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to give the families of these children an image that they can treasure forever, a glimpse into the world of their preschooler.

These are just a handful of the images I captured while spending time with these amazing kids.