family shoot – Jenya Zhivaleva Photography – Garden Route. South Africa.

“Photography is an art of observation. It has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” ―Elliot Erwitt

Mossel Bay Family Photoshoot

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A photograph is a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone.

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Extended Family

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Extended family photo shoots can be real fun. Thank you Human family for making my job exciting.

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Eden Natural Birth Get-Together.

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Meet Mandi, one of the two superwomen midwives, who caught our baby boy Kando in September 2016.

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And this Mandi with a small collection of all the other babies she caught around the same time.

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This was an Eden Natural Birth family gathering. A very special occasion for families who’d given birth with Mandi. It’s a time to catch up, play, laugh, share stories and toys, and spend some time with good people. Thank you everyone for coming to share the day. We’re looking forward to the next one!

PS. Mandy Lilly, we really missed you today!

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Wilderness Beach Photo Shoot

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Family photo shoot at Wilderness beach, South Africa. It is turning into a tradition with these awesome four. Last year I photographed this family while Anette was still pregnant with little Jack. It was so exciting to meet everyone once again.

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Wilderness Family Shoot

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RHODES FAMILY SHOOT

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What a special experience that was. Beautiful Rhodes family photographed at the Wilderness beach, Garden Route, South Africa.
This young family already expecting their second child. It was a very special moment when little sister after playing on the beach ran to her mom to give a kiss to her future sister/brother in the tummy. Oh those moments are so precious and so worth capturing. We ran, we jumped over the waves, we played, we laughed and stood in awe watching magnificent sunset over the ocean.

MATERNITY: ANNIE AND PIETER

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There is always something magical in photographing couples who expect a baby. So much love, care and excitement in the air, that you are simply bathing in it. Thank you Annie and Pieter for a wonderful experience.

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Kleinbrak River, South Africa

SVETA AND SONYA

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During my travels this winter I visited family in Russia. I haven’t been in Russia for more than three years, which made the visit even more special. My cousin Sveta gave birth to a gorgeous girl Sonya 6 months ago. I couldn’t resist and not to take photos of these two special people.