Irene [Parma, 2018]

Irene was not yet four weeks old when Francesca, her mom and a good friend of mine, asked me to take some shots of her newborn princess in the little park near their house. What hits me about newborn babies is how fragile they are, how they completely depend on their parents or caregivers, even though I actually think they are resilient, strong and quite adaptable! As life is often uphill, I find it is a blessing to have the chance to experience a phase without any thoughts, based only on what we can feel, such as the loving touch and presence of our parents, and a deep sense of trust in them. This prepares us for the path of life ahead of us, and makes us courageous, like tiny & strong Irene!

Isabel [Parma, 2015]

“A baby is God’s opinion that the world should go on” – Carl Sandburg

I was delighted to have a photo session with this close family. Isabel was really active, she would not sleep: she knew that something unusual was happening around her and she wanted to be up to it! I could already tell that she would have developed a trustworthy, easy relationship with her mum. And she was obviously her dad’s girl!

Nathan [Borgo Val di Taro, 2015]

Nathan is the son of friends, he was only 60 days old when these picture were taken. He was incredibly expressive and was making grimaces as a real, little actor, showing off a determined character! I am not exactly a “newborn babies person type” and have very small experience of them but I was positively impressed by the fact that this small person already showed his own personality. I have rarely seen this kind of expression, that led me to imagine a curios and strong attitude more like an adult!

Newborn shoot [Reading, Berkshire 2014]

One of Gina’s nieces had had a baby girl in August. As I had never taken photos of a newborn before, I volunteered to take some shots of her. Gina’s niece, Emma, and her partner agreed, so not only I had the chance to meet 2 weeks old Brooke, but also to work for her 🙂 No matter how many babies I have seen in my life, every time I see one I find it hard to believe that we were all like that: vulnerable, with wrinkly skin, but at the same time, super alert when awake! Brooke, on her side, also had a lot of rebel blonde hair and the fortune to have a big sister who literally adored her: editing their pictures (that are the sweetest and the most meaningful of the whole photo session), I noticed how enthralled she was with baby Brooke!