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Margaret Koning united statesPhoto © Margaret Koning
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The Woman in Red
When I think about what my kids might look back on when talking about these years we’re in now, or reminiscing about their mother in these early mothering years… I often want them to draw on how bright and colorful this season was. That life was lived fully. And that love was profuse, overflowing, and abundant. That perfection was never the goal. That our home’s spirit was its own entity.
And while my sessions may be full of the quiet, the details, and the small ways of finding a way back to self… my every day right now is just as full of wild screams, tittering forts in the living room, and spaces dedicated to the mess that comes with the stuff of real life.
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Feb. 2020 Fort Collins, CO in a building built in 1897. This woman has Lupus and we wanted to create a portrait session that reflected her raw strength and yet divinely feminine attributes. I believe the building in itself, seeing so much wear and tear and yet still standing, reflected her own story powerfully.about the photographer
I live in Colorado where I was born and raised, and I truly don’t see where else I could feel so at home. You can find me daydreaming, listening to music, and trying to remember to drink my coffee before it gets cold. I have a home full of life; I have four little ones and so much noise. For many, this might be a bit much, but it works for us; for our dance parties in the kitchen, for our wild laughter, for our intense way of just being a big family.When I think about what my kids might look back on when talking about these years we’re in now, or reminiscing about their mother in these early mothering years… I often want them to draw on how bright and colorful this season was. That life was lived fully. And that love was profuse, overflowing, and abundant. That perfection was never the goal. That our home’s spirit was its own entity.
And while my sessions may be full of the quiet, the details, and the small ways of finding a way back to self… my every day right now is just as full of wild screams, tittering forts in the living room, and spaces dedicated to the mess that comes with the stuff of real life.
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