Kirsten Lewis

Kirsten Lewis is a photographer that has expanded her art into the commercial market by providing hourly sessions of documentary family photography. This doesn't really fit into my project however, the family photographs themselves are very good and something I wanted to incorporate into taking my images. She focuses on emotion and family expression. I want to photograph the ways in which self sustainable living provides positives and negatives to living and the childrens upbringings so this type of photography is a brilliant way to express that.

'Kirsten, a former BA of Child Psychology graduate, elementary school teacher, and Cards Against Humanity champion, is considered to be one of the best documentary family photographers in the world. While living and working in the Outer Banks, NC for 8 years she developed a unique type of beach portrait that not only was never before available, it created an unprecedented demand for her work, shooting over 90 families in a 3 month time period every season. Since relocating to Colorado, she has focused on her highly sought after Day in the Life and Vacation sessions where she spends up to 72hrs with a family documenting their daily life with humor and compassion alike. Although her families are completely diverse, the majority of the clientele happen to be fellow photographers including Susan Stripling, Daniel Aguilar, Tyler Wirken and Lanny & Erika Mann, just to name a few.'