Although I have been a fine art photographer for more than 15 years, my interest in photographing babies and pregnant moms only happened after I gave birth to my first daughter, Hannah, more than two and a half years ago. Pregnancy was a such a magical and amazing time for me (pictured above with Hannah) and my husband Jonn. Initially I didn't want any pregnancy pictures of myself. It was only after my friend Belynda kept pestering me that I finally gave in- three days before Hannah was born! I'm so glad that I did. After I could finally get out of bed 10 days later, I started photographing Hannah. Every day she was a different person, and I found myself taking roll after roll of her ever-changing expressions and moods. I now have an additional subject, my beautiful son Hugo, who arrived end of May, 2002. I have finally found what I truly love to do.

I graduated from San Francisco State University with an MA in Education, which I probably will never use. My German grandfather was an amateur photographer, as was my father. The beautiful photo albums they created of our family's history is a constant source of inspiration for me. From my grandfather I am fortunate to have inherited one of the albums which features my dad and aunt as a children frolicking in the German countryside. These black and white photos (shown below) are treasures that inspire me to create the albums I put together for my clients.