Natural beauty what is it really?  To me it is the ability to capture a real moment, raw and unstaged the essence of who you are on the inside that is what makes you beautiful.  For the longest time I have looked within myself and tried to determine what i want the world to see when they see my photographs and what has spoken to me most loudly is the natural beauty within us all.  Our laughter, and our tears, triumphs, and failures as that is what we all have experienced and is the common thread that we share as humans… we are all the same in spite of our differences.

I have posted some of my favourite captures of what I consider to be natural beauty.

Gina

Welcome to the Beautiful Images blog.  This is my first of many posts…..thanks for stopping in.

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity of shooting two beautiful families.  I love what I do as it allows me to meet new people and capture their family life through the lens of my camera.   When I photograph families it reminds me of this quote:

Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family.  Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member, yet we lead our daily life too often as if we take our family for granted.  ~Paul Pearshall

This quote resonates with me especially when the families I photograph are huddled together and they remember even if just for a moment all the things they love about one another.  For example brothers who fight constantly sharing a tender and loving moment. This is why I do what I do.

I have attached some photos from my session, enjoy and think about the last time you got together with your family.

Gina Ayanna.