52 Families #38

Family 38 is Michael Ahn and his daughter Emily. This is Emily's second time in the series. She is in week 28 as well. Michael has arguably one of the coolest jobs on the planet. He designs video games. yeah, Golden Bough Games is his company, he totally makes games. People love games. Mike grew up a military brat in California just like I did. We are practically twins.  If you have a minute please let me know which of theses portrait you like best and maybe you even want to play one of Mike's games.

Ahn

52 Families #37

Snow in October and family 37. When I started this crazy idea about photographing a different family every week for all of 2011 what was I thinking?! I have not exactly kept to the schedule; it’s more like 52 families representing 52 weeks.  So although technically on this snowy Saturday in October family 37 was photographed in the 42^nd week of the year. Which means I have 15 families to photograph in the next 10 weeks!

Oh my, I’ve had a few moments recently when I’ve thought, I just can’t do it. I can’t do it I tell you, I simply cannot!  But, then I was at Jessica Morphew’s house with her husband Daniel and their super cute 2 year old son William and it started to snow and I was sipping a warm mug of tea and it just made sense. I have been visiting and recording and exploring all these wonderful connections, I must finish this task. Especially if I get to hang out with people like this. Jess has been such a huge supporter of my photography and me.  She inherited me from another art director, Chi Ling Moy, at Potter Craft and her continuing to hire me is such a testament of her trust in me and my work. Plus we really laugh well together and everyone knows that is super important. If you can work and laugh and get it all done then you are golden. And golden is what this family is. Love the Morphew Ridges!

Morphew Ridge

52 Families #36

Back to Brooklyn and a visit to Errolyn's friend Ryan's house.  Ryan has a new baby sister. She is 9 months old and already walking! Marie is a qualified lawyer who is currently studying theology. This will lead to a Master of Divinity and her becoming a Seminarian Ordination Episcopal Priest. Although, I am an Atheist I have always been very interested in religion and it's workings and history. I'm sure I could talk to Marie for hours about her studies.

Maggie is also a lawyer, litigating predatory-lending cases on behalf of low income families. It's heroic stuff. Please meet Maggie Faux, Marie A Tatro and Ryan and Chloe Tatro-Faux. Now that's a cool last name.

Tatro Faux