Moments of Truth, Light, and Quiet Magic

Moments captured for people, families, and their companions

(A)Romantic (Poly) Relationships

A black and white image. The background is brick, with a man slightly out of focus in the background with dark hair and a beard, leaning over to look at something. In the foreground is a woman with light colored hair, smiling, looking down at something in her hands.

Background is the interior corner of two brick walls. There is a person with shoulder-length bright pink hair, and a yellow-green shrug over a dark grey shirt, with their arm up on the shoulder of a person next to them with dark, short hair and a dark-colored beard, wearing a cool green t-shirt. Both are looking off to the left and up slightly.

Background is the interior corner of two brick walls. There is a person with shoulder-length bright pink hair, and a yellow-green shrug over a dark grey shirt, with their arm up on the shoulder of a person next to them with dark, short hair and a dark-colored beard, wearing a cool green t-shirt. The person with pink hair is looking over at the person with dark hair, and the person with dark hair is looking slightly to the right and pointing.

A black and white close up of a man with dark hair and a dark beard against the backdrop of the inside corner of two brick walls.

A close up of a man with dark hair and a dark beard, wearing a cool green shirt, against the backdrop of the inside corner of two brick walls.

Background is a brick wall, with a short stair railing. There is a person with shoulder-length bright pink hair and a yellow-green shrug over a dark grey shirt and light washed jeans, leaning to the left against the railing. The person next to them has dark, short hair and a dark-colored beard, wearing a cool green t-shirt, and is leaning down onto the railing close to the other person. Both are looking straight at the camera.

Background is a brick wall, with a short stair railing. There is a person with shoulder-length bright pink hair and a yellow-green shrug over a dark grey shirt and light washed jeans, leaning to the left against the railing. The person next to them has dark, short hair and a dark-colored beard, wearing a cool green t-shirt, and is leaning down onto the railing close to the other person. Both are looking at each other.

Background is a river. There is a person with short dark hair and a dark beard with his hands up looking like claws framing the face of the person in front of them. The person in front of them has shoulder length bright pink hair and is making a face.

Background is a river. There is a person with short dark hair and a dark beard looking at the camera and smiling. The person in front of them has shoulder length bright pink hair and leaning back against them.

Black and white image. Background is slightly out of focus trees overhanging a river. There is a person with short dark hair and a dark beard leaning in toward their partner with their wide open. Their partner has shoulder-length light colored hair and is looking up at their partner with a playful grimace.

Background is slightly out of focus trees overhanging a river. There is a person with short dark hair and a dark beard leaning in toward their partner with their wide open. Their partner has shoulder-length bright pink colored hair and is looking up at their partner with a playful grimace.

Background is slightly out of focus trees overhanging a river. There is a person with short dark hair and a dark beard leaning in toward their partner with their wide open. Their partner has shoulder-length bright pink colored hair and is looking up at their partner with a playful grimace. Slightly different from the prior images.

Black and white image. Background is slightly out of focus trees overhanging a river. There is a person with short dark hair and a dark beard leaning in toward their partner touching their nose with theirs. Their partner has shoulder-length light colored hair and is smiling as they touch noses with their partner.

Black and white image. Background is out of focus trees. Pictured is a couple kissing, one with short dark hair and a beard, the other with shoulder-length, light colored hair.

Black and white image. Background is a river with slightly out of focus foliage from a tree. Pictured is a couple, one with shoulder-length, light colored hair with one arm around the shoulder and the other hand on the other shoulder of their partner and kissing them on the cheek. Their partner is leaning in with short dark hair and a dark beard.

Background is an out of focus river with foliage from a tree. Pictured is a person with shoulder-length bright pink hair with a big smile.

A dark-haired individual bending over the face of their partner with pink hair. Their partner has their hands up as they're looking up at them caressing their face with their fingers.

A dark-haired individual bending over the face of their partner with light hair. Their partner has sunglasses on, and is looking up at their partner smiling.

A couple holding hands showing off a thumb ring against the backdrop of faux pine garlands.

Black and white image of a couple against the backdrop of slightly out of focus foliage from a tree. The partner on the left has short, dark hair and a beard and is looking towards the camera. The partner on the right is looking up at him and has shoulder-length, light colored hair.

Two people standing together next to a barred railing fence. In the back is someone with short dark hair and a short beard wearing sunglasses and looking off to the left. In front of them is someone with shoulder-length bright pink hair, also wearing sunglasses and looking off to the left.

In front is someone with shoulder length bright pink hair and sunglasses, looking back at their partner. In the back their partner has short dark hair and a short beard and is looking up at their partner with a smile.

Black and white image. With a slightly out of focus building in the background. Man in the background has short dark hair and a dark beard and is kissing his partner on the temple. In the foreground is his partner, with shoulder length light colored hair wearing sunglasses with a playful grimace.

A slightly out of focus building in the background. Man in the background has short dark hair and a dark beard and is kissing his partner on the temple. In the foreground is his partner, with shoulder length bright pink colored hair wearing sunglasses with a smile.

Pets and Animal Allies

Black and white image of a light colored cat. He's sitting among the branches of a white faux christmas tree with white lights.

A white cat sitting among the branches of a white faux christmas tree with white lights with his nose up in the branches being lit by the lights.

A white cat sitting among the branches of a white faux christmas tree with white lights and colorfully wrapped presents behind him. He has his nose up in the lights.

A white cat sitting up, slide-lit, while looking over to the right.

A picture of a white cat sitting next to the lower branches of a white faux christmas tree with white lights. He's looking over at the tree and the colorfully wrapped presents beneath it.

A warm grey tabby lit by the white lights of a christmas tree with a black and white striped christmas present with a red bow in front of him.

A warm grey tabby cat framed with the white branches of a faux christmas tree.

A white cat sitting under the branches of a white faux christmas tree with a colorfully wrapped present next to him.

A warm grey tabby looking up at the camera through a branch of a christmas tree.

A black and white picture of a tabby cat looking to the right into a light source.

A warm grey tabby looking into the camera over the top of a wrapped christmas present.

A warm grey tabby looking up and to the left over a wrapped christmas present.

(Chosen) Families and Other Groups

A black and white image of a woman leaning forward in front of a christmas tree, her hair lit from the back by the lights.

A picture from a park with a path curving from the bottom right to the middle left of the image. There are four kids running down the path away from the camera.

A young man wearing a dark colored baseball cap with rainbow stripes on it, wearing a white collared button down shirt with suspenders. He wears glasses and has a dark, short beard.

A black and white photo of a young man with dark hair and a longer, dark beard and glasses.

A young man wearing glasses with a dark colored baseball cap with rainbow stripes across the front. He has a flag tilting over one shoulder.

A black and white picture. A young man wearing a dark colored hat with stripes across the front of it, wearing a white collared button down shirt with dark colored straps with his hands in his pockets, looking off to the right.

A young man wearing a dark colored hat with rainbow stripes across the front of it, wearing a white collared button down shirt with dark colored suspender straps and dark pants, with his hands in his pockets, looking at the camera.

A group walking away from the camera, with the focus being on a young person carrying a progress pride flag over his shoulder.

A picture of the back of a young girl in a dark red lace dress, carrying a progress pride flag.

A person wearing a short maroon dress with black sleeves and black boots, with short dark hair and glasses, waving a progress pride flag overhead, looking up at it.

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