mother’s day 2013
by kristianne
A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. ~Honore de Balzac
Categories: photography, portraits, women • Tags: mother's day
Category Archives: portraits
portrait photography by kristianne koch
san diego family photographer
by kristianne
I had the most fantastic afternoon with Tana and her family at Windansea recently. Tana is also a photographer and her entire crew was fun to be with. The light was amazing and there was a huge swell in so the energy at Windansea was high. I love what happens to the coast when a big swell rolls in-people flock to the shore to watch and the pounding of the surf makes your heart beat faster-especially when the kids [...]
Categories: families, portraits • Tags: san diego, windansea beach
grace and character | my little girl is turning five
by kristianne
Birth to age 1 Age 1 to Age 2 Age 2 to Age 3 Age 3 to Age 4 Age 4 to Age 5 ——————– Five years ago the doctors pulled her from an incision in my belly. Twenty minutes in the operating room and voila! There she was; as beautiful as she is now. But most important, my Maliea is growing up with amazing grace. She is the girl I never was [...]
Categories: children, my life, portraits • Tags: 5th birthday, fine art portraits, if I had a brother, maliea, on board, sea of memory
.the ocean delights to set us free
by kristianne
From the series ‘Sea of Memory.’ When we step into the water, it is a feeling like no other. It is smooth and cool. In order for us to thrive in such an unusual environment, we must allow ourselves to be vulnerable. I spent the better part of my life experiencing vulnerability in the ocean: from swimming in the shore break to surfing at the height of a summer swell to swimming off our sailboat in the ocean’s depths beyond [...]
.the quiet eye
by kristianne
I had a pretty big year-at least for me. It was a nice gradual process and most of the time I felt as if I was holding my busy-ness at arm’s length so as to not get overwhelmed. I have discovered that I work better at a slower pace, acknowledging the time to take in and experience my process. I do this in my relationships with everything-my kids, my husband, my friends, commissioned projects, my personal work. I need [...]
Categories: my life, photography, portraits • Tags: dgwb, fine art portraits, soul shooting
.sibling revelry
by kristianne
I am completely envious, fascinated and enamoured by their beautiful relationship. I can’t wait to see where it takes them and what joy and support it gives them in their lives.
Categories: fine art, my life, portraits • Tags: if I had a brother