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Welcoming Baby Levi | Fresh 48 Portland Documentary Photographer
fresh 48, documentary, short story sessions, newbornAmy ThelenApril 19, 2018portland family photographer, newborn, fresh 48, portland documentary photographer, best family photographer portland Comments
March For Our Lives | Portland Documentary Photographer
March For Our Lives | Portland Documentary Photographer

I was at school when our high school students left their classrooms to activate their voices. The strength of their words and the stillness of their hearts while they honored all those who have died was beyond measure.

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documentary, personalAmy ThelenMarch 28, 2018March for our lives, protests, democracy, portland, Pioneer Courthouse Square Comments
A Birthday Story | Portland Family Documentary Photographer

I recall vividly the endless hours of sitting on my son's rug while we built train tracks. It was important to find just the right pieces to create elaborate transit systems for both the battery-powered and hand-powered locomotives.

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documentary, birthday, childrenAmy ThelenMarch 22, 2018documentary birthday portland, toddlers, trains Comments
Awakening to Real Life Family Photography | Portland Documentary Photographer
Awakening to Real Life Family Photography | Portland Documentary Photographer

The late winter grey skies are starting to break as the sun dares to warm our faces. I watch as the flowering plum and cherry trees dotting the streets burst into riotous blossom.

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documentary, short story sessions, parenting, half day in the life, family, childrenAmy ThelenMarch 15, 2018portland documentary photographer, portland family photographer, family storytelling, spring family photography Comments
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Gentle reminders sway on the breeze. A walk helps me to see that life is still moving and that our community cares. #quarantinelife #positivity
Not pink. Not huge. But nevertheless, still beautiful and calming rising over Mt Tabor this evening.
Neighborhood walks have saved me. Fresh air, seeing other people (from across the street), a sense of understanding that this crisis is bigger than me and how it feels. *
Appreciate is my word for this week. 
#21weekscoronastories #beautyincommunity
What day is it? Normally, kids in school, gymnastics, after school basketball pick-up game... Today, after schooling, which might I say, my kids are rocking their work, they had some screen time and now the big one is drawing. 
He’s into archit
This was before school was canceled. This was when we just washed our hands. A simpler time. ——
Now, the uncertainty weighs heavier. These reminders still remain on her wall along with the knowledge that we are living a different life. 
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Feels like summer. 
But this was a late February day celebrating my daughter turning 10. 
Thankful for good weather and even better friends. ✨✨✨
We document our lives and our loved ones with creative, bold interpretations of what it means to be a mod
These two have known each other since birth. They move so easily in and out of the spaces where distance in some relationships would falter. 
It’s an immense joy and privilege to see them grow together. ✨✨✨
We document our lives and our loved o
When the sun shines, take advantage. A walk to the grocery store led to finding new colors today. 
Crocuses with their purple fingers so fragile. 
Orange in unexpected places. 
#coloriseverywhere2020

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