documenting your

beautiful, normal day

Documentary family photography is a storytelling of your everyday life. It’s the little things, the in-between moments, the emotions, and the tiny details. As a documentary family photographer, I make a time capsule out of your very today, in all its raw and honest beauty. A small collection of photos that will hold the biggest impact down the road.

family photos you
can feel.

“As a mama who spends so much time with my girls, having someone who sees the beauty of everyday experiences and captures it, is a true gift!”

— Emily

I’m a visual storyteller and mother of 2 living in Grand Rapids, MI. For the last six years I have been documenting life: the lives of my children, neighbors, and fellow moms in Nashville, TN, Portland, OR, and now Grand Rapids, MI.

I adore the family photos in a field at sunset. But what I love even more is REAL LIFE! I’d rather photograph the everyday moments: the mess, the mundane, the work, the play, the stress, and the love.

So I specialize in storytelling sessions: a morning or afternoon spent in your home and neighborhood where you just go about life with no posing, no forced smiles and matching outfits, just your normal, beautiful day!

hi, i’m Joanna.

dad waiting patiently while child protests getting their diaper changed

Recent Work