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Category Archives: Family

The Thompsons (Family Portraits)

I first met David and his boys at Frederick Street Park by my house, and as dads will do, we got to talking. Actually, dads tend to ignore each other (and their kids), preferring the company of their smartphones – but in this case we struck up a conversation and found out we had a…

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The Sabbaghs (Family Portraits)

The Sabbaghs are a local Santa Cruz family, very familiar with Natural Bridges – which is where they wanted to get their family photos done. They have two beautiful children; the younger one (Maya) really just wanted to play in the sand the whole time. It’s tough taking toddlers to the beach and telling them…

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Sandra + Dave = Ryan & Christian (Family Portraits)

I met the “Smiths” (preserving some modicum of anonymity here…) at Wilder Ranch, located about 5 miles west/north of Santa Cruz off highway 1. It’s a great State Park and preserve covering about 7,000 acres and traversed by 34 miles of hiking/biking/running trails – many hugging the coastal cliffs and valleys. What I didn’t know…

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