“Once in a while you meet someone who changes everything”.
Engagement celebration in Wilderness.
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Photo Journal
BEACH GIRL
When my clients tell me that they see themselves so differently after the photo session, then I know my work was successful. Photography can be really therapeutic for the ones in front of the camera. We judge ourselves too much and forget how beautiful we are.
Next time you look in the mirror just tell yourself” I am beautiful!”. You will see, it will be very difficult to do so.
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Forest Photo Walk
Photographs are return tickets to moments otherwise gone. Foresty family photo shoot with very special people. Happy to share Zonjee family photo walk on one of the trails outside George, Garden Route South Africa.
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Colours of the Spirit
Nature always wears the colours of the spirit. – Ralph Emerson.
Creative photo session with Russian fashion and wedding designer Polina Starygina.
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Paxton Family Shoot
Life is made of small moments like this. The moments we create together, remember and lean on when days get tough. Like they say, a hug from family lasts a lifetime.
Paxton family, thank you for amazing afternoon together. Thank you for letting me catch a glimpse into your family.
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Human Family Shoot
It is always such a privilege to continue telling a story of a family. Suika and Justin trusted me to capture their family photos, when beautiful Kate was a baby bump and Jake was still waiting on meeting his little sister. Human family once again welcomed me into their world to capture memories.
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NADINE
Nothing makes a woman more beautiful then believing that she is beautiful. ~Sophia Loren
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Birth of Ethan De La Croix
Birth Photography. It is raw. It is real. It is emotional. It is beautiful. It is life arriving right in front of you. I felt at owe watching De La Croix family birthing their baby boy Ethan.
Yes, it is a family affair. Dad was helping his wife through all her waves of contractions, catching his own son and cutting his cord. 6 year old sister was hugging mommy’s tummy to help her with pain, jumping out of excitement on arrival of her brother and hugging everyone around of happiness.
And mother was breathing through every contraction which came closer and closer and eventually hit one on top of another. She birthed her son with no painkillers. Surrounded by family she welcomed baby boy she carried for so many months under her heart. Melissa cried from happiness of finally meeting Ethhan and knowing that the worst is over. In fact everyone was crying, including me. As I have just witnessed something so powerful, beautiful and inspiring.
Once again I can see that birthing your child at home is a real VIP experience of births. Comfort of your own home, everyone you love are around, no random people or check ups, freedom of movement, no interventions, no unnecessary medication, delayed cord clamping, and midwife or doula at your own disposal to help you at any moment.
Photographing birth made me feel so humble, as I have witnessed life at its grand arrival.
Jenya Zhivaleva Photography www. yourfotostory.com
Birthing mama Melissa De La Croix – check out her page to hear her own birth story.
Doula – Heidi van Zyl
George – South Africa – 2019
Garden Route Birth Photography
Birth Photography – Welcome Ethan De La Croix
Birth Photography. It is raw. It is real. It is emotional. It is beautiful. It is life arriving right in front of you. I felt at owe watching De La Croix family birthing their baby boy Ethan.
Yes, it is a family affair. Dad was helping his wife through all her waves of contractions, catching his own son and cutting his cord. 6 year old sister was hugging mommy’s tummy to help her with pain, jumping out of excitement on arrival of her brother and hugging everyone around of happiness.
And mother was breathing through every contraction which came closer and closer and eventually hit one on top of another. She birthed her son with no painkillers. Surrounded by family she welcomed baby boy she carried for so many months under her heart. Melissa cried from happiness of finally meeting Ethhan and knowing that the worst is over. In fact everyone was crying, including me. As I have just witnessed something so powerful, beautiful and inspiring.
Once again I can see that birthing your child at home is a real VIP experience of births. Comfort of your own home, everyone you love are around, no random people or check ups, freedom of movement, no interventions, no unnecessary medication, delayed cord clamping, and midwife or doula at your own disposal to help you at any moment.
Photographing birth made me feel so humble, as I have witnessed life at its grand arrival.
Jenya Zhivaleva Photography www. yourfotostory.com
Birthing mama Melissa De La Croix – check out her page to hear her own birth story.
Doula – Heidi van Zyl
George – South Africa – 2019
Garden Route Birth Photography
Maternity: Human Family
I always feel so privileged to photograph these special family stories. By now this baby bump is a beautiful little girl who is busy getting to know her family.
Jenya Zhivaleva Photography - Garden Route. South Africa. 