First time I took pictures of Lola, she was 3 years old. In September 2020 she was 5 years and a half and in the meanwhile, the year before, she had welcomed a baby brother, Matisse. By memory Lola was always quick, lively and with an outgoing personality. Now she was a little actress-princess and also a natural leader: she managed pretty seriously to involve adults and other kids in her games! Playing with her for an hour made me burn the most calories of the whole week!
We gathered with Blandine, their mum, and a mutual friend, at Portobello and I had the pleasure to meet beautiful Matisse. It was his first trip to the seashore and he literally went mad for this sandy experience! He loved speedy crawling on the sand at the point that as Blandine mentioned, he looked like one of the baby tortoises that, once the eggs hatch, are running towards the sea to jump into the water. He was into everything, super-focused on whatever was happening close to him but at the same time he was quite chilled and relaxed. When I work or spend time with children, I realise that time flies quickly and that their world is uncomplicated and this is priceless. It was a windy but pleasant afternoon.
Elena Arvasi Portrait Photographer 