National Adoption Day celebrates how courts and communities come together to finalize thousands of adoptions of children in the foster care system all over the U.S. Adoptive parents and families share their stories and journeys – a process that is not for the faint of heart. For the past two years, I’ve had the honor of volunteering to photograph National Adoption Day with Arapahoe County. This blog post captures the real life and emotions as families come together to celebrate and document their extraordinary journeys.

Over the past year, I scaled back.

In 2022, after being fully booked and scaling to a small team of associate photographers and editors, it was my goal to continue scaling the Underexposed® brand.

Then 2023 happened… But during this year, this time has given me more clarity and reignited what I love about photography, which brings me to welcoming a new focus.

First, let me tell you a story…