the story of oliver's sixth birthday

I was looking for something else on my external hard drive from last year and I came across these pictures from Oliver's 6th birthday.  He will be 7 in a couple of weeks.  I love his summertime swimming goggle tan lines and the baby teeth he has since lost.  

A Backyard Story in Los Angeles, CA

Vision is that original spark that was ignited within you and made you pick up a camera to capture whatever it is you saw, that made you turn to shout “Did you see that!” only to find no one there—so you created an image to do the telling.
— David duChemin

Available for Storytelling Session in your home this summer:

June:
Knoxville, TN
San Antonio + Dallas, TX
Phoenix, AZ

July:
San Francisco Bay Area
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA

August:
Kalispell, MT
Sheridan, WY
Kansas City + St Louis, MO

Email me for more information about dates and pricing.

 

Summer 2018 Travel Locations | Family Storytelling Photographer

I miss my mom.  She lives in Washington State and I live in South Carolina, so we are planning a road trip out west to visit her this summer! 

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If everything comes together we are currently planning to be in:

  • Knoxville, Tenessee 
  • Columbus, Ohio 
  • Kansas City, Missouri 
  • Kalispell, Montana 
  • Sheridan, Wyoming 
  • Seattle/Mt Vernon, Washington 
  • Portland, Oregon 
  • San Jose, California

We will be passing through/near lots of places and are always up for a detour. So if you would like more information about whether a session could work for your family, please let me know! A 2-3 hour Storytelling Session in/around your home is $1525.    

You don't have to have a perfect family, an immaculately kept home, or the body of an 18 year old (in fact, I don't think I would want to photograph you if you did have all of those things!). Muffin tops, beige walls, and grumpy kids are not only tolerated but WELCOMED. I will not make your life look perfect. I will not use my camera to create an alternate reality where everything is rainbows and kittens. But I will tell the truth. I will recognize mundane moments that tell a deeper story of family life. I will respect your quirks and failings and gifts. And I will give you photos that honestly represent this season of your life.  

If you are interested in learning more about investing in having your family's story visually documented, I would love to hear from you! 

xoxo
Molly Flanagan

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The Waters Story in Anderson, SC

I don’t consider myself a real peeper- they go in for bedrooms, but it’s families in sitting rooms or kitchens that thrill me. I can imagine their entire lives from a glimpse of bookshelves, or desks, or lit candles, or bright sofa cushions.”
— "The Guernesy Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Annie Barrows & Mary Ann Shaffer