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  • Hello!

    Thanks for stopping by. In case you didn’t know, I love photography and I am fortunate to be able to share my passion with you. I simply cannot imagine going through life without photographs - there are just so many reasons for taking photos. To remember, to relive, to share, to learn, to tell a story, to create, to feel... I could go on forever. The wonderful thing about photographs is that they are instantaneous. And as we change through life, so do the images we want to capture. I believe in capturing beautiful, modern images for modern families. More importantly, I want to capture the connection between family members. I care very much about getting to know my clients and having fun during our sessions. I am not trying to create the perfect image of you - rather, real images of genuine happy, silly, fun and tender family moments. This site features my most recent session along with some personal images peppered in. I am so thrilled to have met so many wonderful people and they have all inspired me in one way or another.

    Please enjoy the photos on this site and by all means, please feel free to get in touch with me if you think my style and vision matches yours.

    {Photo courtesy of Kelly Bik Photography}

    *Note this web site does not yet support Retina (or high def) displays.

Under the picnic tree

A couple of weeks ago, I met up with another one of my favourite families for a fun picnic – it was so fun, the ants thought they would join in too. So we found a big ol’ tree in a big green field to park the picnic blanket, the kids and treats. The picnic […]

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Linda - August 4, 2012 - 10:03 pm

May – These are FANTASTIC! I love the ones of the kids interacting with eachother. You really captured each of their spirits in these shots. Thanks so much! Love, love, love them!

Lovely summer evening

Summer is here and what a summer we’ve had so far – it’s been hot and sunny in the city since the beginning of July. I had a wonderful time with the Doan family one summer evening – they were a great group of people who were super easygoing and really fun to work with. […]

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Susan Doan - July 26, 2012 - 10:08 am

Thanks May! They look great!

You are my best friend

I was really looking forward to meeting up with this family again as the last time we met, it was in the fall of last year. As could be expected,  Zoe was her super bubbly and energetic self and best of all, I got to know Ethan this time and he is a little sweetheart […]

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Linda - June 24, 2012 - 7:36 pm

Love these! I adore the shot of Sean carrying Ethan and the two kids laughing together. Magical!

Heather - June 24, 2012 - 7:58 pm

May, thanks again for capturing my beautiful kids smiles, sillies and all! I really like the location. It was a lovely time!

Margo & Jack(Grandma & Poppa) - June 24, 2012 - 8:13 pm

I love all of them. You’ve done a beautiful job of capturing their spirits. A Beautiful family.

Lori - June 24, 2012 - 10:12 pm

Beautiful pictures! Everybody looked like they were having fun!

The only way is up

Up. This word is so definitive of the shoot I did for my brother and his family. We went way up high on a rooftop above the city streets for this photo shoot. Thankfully, the rain didn’t last long and we had perfect weather for the rest of the shoot. It was during this time, […]

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Minseon - June 12, 2012 - 9:01 am

May, thanks again for taking time and our family photo session. You did a wonderful job. I especially love the photos of Justin and Brendan solo and Oscar and the boys- both color and black and white. I did not know what to expect with the Hydro back drop; however, I think it is very COOL.

Love,

Minseon

Kim - June 16, 2012 - 8:45 pm

Great work May! The location is very cool and makes a great backdrop. It was fun to “meet” your brother, SIL and nephews through these pictures. Beautiful!

Kelly - June 16, 2012 - 9:47 pm

GREAT shoot May! Love all your photos! Awesome location too! Fantastic work! :)

Springtime with Miss B

Fast forward six months and what a big difference it was from when I last saw Brooklyn and her parents. Last time we met up, it was a chilly fall day and Brooklyn was only one at the time and we were shooting dangerously close to her dinnertime. I found out later this little gal […]

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Nancy - May 19, 2012 - 12:46 pm

Great shots of a great family! Brooklyn – you are a cutie pie!! I especially love the ones with the balloon!

Jody - May 22, 2012 - 9:59 am

May, once again you have captured some beautiful photos! We are so thrilled that we found you (thanks Nancy) and can’t thank you enough for capturing such wonderful memories. AND…I am equally as happy that Brooklyn did not lose your keys!!