Every Christmas I see families grow in front of my camera. A missing tooth, longer legs, a baby who’s now a child who’s now almost a teenager. It happens gradually and then all at once.
This family have been coming to my Christmas events since the very beginning. Two small boys in matching greys, a little uncertain of the camera. Now here they are, older and much more comfortable in front of the lens, in the loud pyjamas that have become something of a tradition.
Christmas portraits become markers of time without you really trying. They show how siblings settle into each other, how personalities develop, how the whole shape of a family quietly shifts year on year.
This will be their last Christmas session, the kids have officially outgrown it, but I love that these photographs exist. A little timeline of who they were at each stage. And that’s exactly why I think Christmas sessions aren’t just for little ones. However your family looks right now, that version is worth having on record. Because one day it’ll look different again.
