Then & Now

2011

2026

There is something that stops you in your tracks and makes you think when looking at two portraits side by side-taken years apart.

In the first portrait, you see a young family; children nestled between parents and siblings. Smiles that come so easily. A future that seems to stretch endlessly ahead.

Now look again.

You’re seeing a family where years have passed and the kids have become teens and young adults.

And now, one more has joined the family. The years have quietly written their story.

Nothing dramatic happened. Just life.

School mornings became graduations. The days felt ordinary while they were happening—but then, those ordinary days added together became a lifetime.

The truth is, we rarely recognize the significance of the present until it has become the past.

That is why portraits done during these times matter.

I have always loved the quote attributed to Cesare Pavese,

“We don’t remember the days. We remember the moments.”

Not because today is perfect, but because today is real. Someday, the portrait you make now will become the one your children treasure most—not for the clothes you wore or the hairstyles you chose, but because it brings everyone back together again. Embodies memories in a tangible form.

As you look at these two portraits, we hope they remind you of one simple truth:

Time will continue to pass whether we photograph it or not.

If it’s been years since your family was together in front of the camera, perhaps this is your moment because the people you love deserve to remember this season exactly as it is.

The years move quietly.

Don’t let this one slip away.

This family brought in one of their portraits from years ago to show us. The baby being held by dad in the black and white portrait is today, the daughter sitting on the right.