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Green Springs Mountain

Snow and my lovely girl @nadiapettengell in the woods. . . . . #sophmoreportraits #portraits #grace #snow #strength #glow #snow #roguevalleyphotography #roguevalleyphotographers #ashland #natureportraits #openhearted #nikon #beauty #outdoorportraits #ashlandoregon

Sweet and shy, while also bold and sassy, it’s a combination that @acaciateem holds. It was so fun to frolic in the golden Autmn fields together for her Senior portraits, gathering memories and plenty of thistles in our socks! . . . . #seniorportraits2020 #seniorportraits #grace #vogue #strength #glow #roguevalleyphotographer #roguevalleyphotography #roguevalleyphotographers #ashland #natureseniorportraits #openhearted #nikon #beauty #outdoorportraits #ashlandorsenior

Ashland, Oregon

Frost to rain... . . . . #nofilter #frost #rain #fall #roguevalleyphotography #roguevalleyphotograher #close -up #iphone11pro

On a day that started out sunny, Jessica and I went into the woods and were surprised by rain! Jessica’s desire to to capture her love and connection with nature was not dampened by the rain though...I think it brought out her playfulness and wild woman self as the moss began to come alive around us.

Ashland, Oregon

Sometimes the littlest person in the family has the biggest personality. . . . . #portraits #familyportraits #personality #sequoiaphtography #sequoiamiller #fallportraits #roguevalleyphotographer #roguevalleyphotography #roguevalleyphotographers #ashland #naturefamilyportraits #goldenhour #glow #cutekids #outdoorportraits #ashlandfamily #ashlandoregon #ashlandoregonphotographer #ashlandoregonphotography #portrait #nikon #familyportrait #siblingphotos

Ashland, Oregon

A 4 year old has no reason to want to try and take part in family photos, but now three years later Casper (left) makes family photos look easy! . . . . #sequoiaphtography #sequoiamiller #fallportraits #roguevalleyphotographer #roguevalleyphotography #roguevalleyphotographers #ashland #naturefamilyportraits #goldenhour #glow #cutekids #outdoorportraits #ashlandfamily #ashlandoregon #ashlandoregonphotographer #ashlandoregonphotography #portrait #nikon

Mt. Ashland, OR

The drum is like the heartbeat and she who plays the drum knows the heartbeat of the world. . . . . #sequoiaphtography #sequoiamiller #fallportraits #roguevalleyphotographer #roguevalleyphotography #roguevalleyphotographers #ashland #naturefamilyportraits #goldenhour #glow #drum #circledrum #hoopdrum #outdoorportraits #ashlandOR #ashlandoregon #ashlandoregonphotographer #ashlandoregonphotography #portrait #nikon

Ashland, Oregon

Heart melting smiles and warm fall tones with little Miss Haven. . . . . #sequoiaphtography #sequoiamiller #fallportraits #roguevalleyphotographer #roguevalleyphotography #roguevalleyphotographers #ashland #naturefamilyportraits #goldenhour #glow #cutekids #outdoorportraits #ashlandfamily #ashlandoregon #ashlandoregonphotographer #ashlandoregonphotography #portrait #nikon

Talent, Oregon

Deeper Image Series Title: Raw - Vulnerable - Unfiltered “Sometimes the deepest depths of beauty can break you wide open, and the tiniest touch of wind can bring you right down to your knees in reverence.” Rising Appalachia

Oregon

Hazy smokey mountains . . . . #wildfires #californiafires #oregonfires #thewestisburning #prayforrain #climatechange

Rogue Valley

As Dot led me up the ridge to the old Madrone tree, I was struck by the two of them together. They had a long friendship, this woman and the tree, and I watched Dot’s mischievousness come out to play!😀 #oldmadrone #crone . . . . #sequoiaphotography #sequoiasphotos #adventurephotosession #outdoorphotos #naturephotos #roguevallyphotographer #treesarelife #CaptureTheConnection #ashlandoregonphotographer #portraits #womenphotographers #nikon #womensupportingwomen #naturephotographer #naturallight #capturethelove #connection #love #fallfun #roguevalleyphotographer #heart #release #cronephotos #surrender #love #connection #portraitphotosinnature #adventureportraits #therapythroughphotography

Ashland, Oregon

A face tells a story.

Ashland, Oregon

Words by @natalia.newman.photography It’s been a big week for those of us on the West Coast. There’s few places left untouched by these fires. Here in Southern Oregon, we’ve experienced what feels like hell. Our world is burning, with whole towns & precious ecosystems left in blackened ruins. It’s difficult to express the enormity of what is happening here. After an incredibly challenging year, this is catastrophic. Like many, I’m unsure of where to stand, or quite how to move forward. Time moves differently in crisis. Slow & disjointed, a strange dream. My feed is overflowing with those in need, a thousand plus hands reaching. My valley rises to this occasion naturally, a tide of tremendous love, support, concern & valiant effort. There’s no where else I’d rather be than here, with my people. This much is clear: In a world rapidly crumbling around us, the only true security we have is eachother. Immediately, we think of our nearest & dearest. For good reason. Those close relationships in which we’ve truly invested our love, time, & intention are what will catch us first. But even together, we can’t do it alone. We must widen our gaze. That person who voted for Trump came to rescue your horses. That person who called you a Fascist cooked you a meal. That person that loudly declares All Lives Matter brought you water. That person who protested 100 days straight for Black Lives Matter gave you the cloths from their closet. That Mexican immigrant organized donations for your school. That gay couple found your dog in the chaos & kept him safe. That weird conspiracy theorist just got your Go Fund Me up. That firefighter is a Muslim. That first responder is Trans. That Cop worked 48 hours straight to help in every way they possibly could. That exasperating climate change denier is determinedly saving every burnt cat they can find, & that guy that refused to wear a mask is sure as hell wearing one now, plus finding an extra one for you, cause damn, this smoke is toxic. Are there still assholes? Yes. But maybe not as many as you thought. Is this oversimplified? Maybe. Maybe Not. “Lean in”, Brene Brown says. “People are hard to hate close up.”

Wood River

As a visual artist and an outdoor adventurer, it is always a great pleasure when a photo looks more like a painting than a photo! In this case the camera was partly below and above the surface of this Caribbean blue water in Oregon. . . . . #nofilter #sequoiaphotography #sequoiasphotos #adventurephoto #outdoorphotos #naturephotos #roguevallyphotographer #kayaking #waterislife #ashlandoregonphotographer #thinkgloballyactlocally #womenphotographers #clearwater #womensupportingwomen #naturephotographer #naturallight #capturethelove #connection #love #summerfun #roguevalleyphotographer #heart #paddle #doglovers #photoart #love #connection #portraitphotosinnature #adventureportraits #therapythroughphotography

Ashland, Oregon

Deeper Image Title: Bending In her own words: “I feel like we bend like a twig or we stand really stiff and we break in these times. We have that choice hopefully. Another type of person may have broken under the intense shock and change of having your husband commit suicide and having to tell your children. At first it feels like you’re going to break, but then you have a choice point, I think. I asked internally what is this asking me for? Of coarse when you have kids, you’re a mom, you have so much inspiration to get it together. I have to find the teaching in this in order to transmit it to my children. How can I bring meaning to this, how can I find meaning in this? That’s the bending point. There is nothing that is all bad, and nothing that is all good. Everything is everything. For me everything has a deeper meaning and that’s what I had to find in my husbands death. The worst, darkest part was when the police, fire cheif and a friend came that afternoon and told me that he had shot himself. And then I had to tell the kids when they got home from school that he shot himself. Nothing else looks that hard. That was the darkest part…. I felt stripped to the bone and I didn’t feel like I had anything in me to be false anymore. So at that day at the funeral/memorial service what was most true for me was the shock at how full the room was in counterpoint to how bad my husband was feeling about himself with his depression. How he felt unloved and bad at his work and all these things that I knew of coarse were not true. But here was a room stuffed to the gills of people who obviously cared about him. That juxtaposition to his mental illness state that caused him to take that action…I was just full of that and I honestly couldn’t let that pass by without really taking it in. It was as if he couldn’t take it in, so I was going to . When I stood up there I said with my hand on my heart, “I am here to take in what Glenn could not.” It’s indelibly printed in me that none of us know how much we are loved! And let’s not wait for someone else to stand at our funeral and look out there for us.” Excerpts taken from Ahri Golden’s radio interview aired on NPR