“These photos are exactly what I had hoped for.” -Kirsten Photographing kids with special needs and their families is really important to me. I don’t imagine it was an accident or sheer coincidence that my flair for photography emerged just before my own special needs child was born. This family are special not just...
“Elizabeth captured my girl’s personality and is so patient and sweet when working with her.” -Candice As many followers of mine will now, my daughter Grace has Rett syndrome. Because of this, photographing kiddos with special needs has become kindof a thing. Through photographing my own kid, I learned and improvised methods and ways of...
Note: if you want to get on my mailing list to be the first to know when I have sessions open in Florida, pop your details in here. I tend to come home to Florida every February to coincide with the Disney Princess Marathon because this is when one of the big Rett syndrome charities (Girl...
Note: this post has video. If you’re reading in your inbox or RSS reader, click here. “Thank you so very much for coming all the way to Great Ormond Street to take Melody’s pictures. These could be the very first but also last professional photos I have of her.” -Karina She was watching Disney princess...
I had the pleasure of meeting Gracie Kay and her mum when I went home to Florida in April. Gracie had just been diagnosed with Rett syndrome which my little Gracie May also has. So I got to have a great talk with her mum who naturally had loads of questions. It was pretty surreal...
Gracie May Photography is named after my daughter, Grace. Grace has Rett Syndrome and because of this, I’ve been catapulted into a whole new world in the last couple years. Aside from running Gracie May Photography, I’m on the board of a charity called Cure Rett and I also run the campaign to photograph girls...
I just got the most amazing email from this mum, Nicky. She said: “I had a great day yesterday. You made me feel relaxed and you were understanding of Robyn. I hope many people make use of your talents.” How sweet is that?! Indeed, it’s not easy to find a photographer who can be understanding when...
This family is special for a whole host of reasons. First, Edie has Rett Syndrome and that makes her very close to my heart. She’s very close in age to my Gracie and so I was really looking forward to meeting her and making their portaits. It’s not easy photographing kids with special needs and...
Remember that amazing barn session from last week? Well, this is the fair maiden who lives on that farm in Whitby. This is Emlyn. She’s {nearly} 7 and she has Rett Syndrome like my daughter Grace and all the girls in these photos. She’s got a very special place in my heart and our family...
Two years ago, just a few months after Gracie was diagnosed with Rett, I met other girls with Rett for the first time at a picnic planned specifically to photograph them for the newly established Rett Syndrome Research Trust UK. So last Saturday, almost 2 years to the very day, I photographed those same girls...