A maternity self-portrait at sunset, Brittas Bay, Co. Wicklow

A Maternity Self-Portrait

Brittas Bay at sunset

a quiet hour, the two of us, and the season we were in

The Day

The most important shoot I've ever taken — of us.

This one is personal. My wife and I, expecting — on the wide quiet sand of Brittas Bay, Co. Wicklow, with the last sun of the day going gold across the water. And earlier, a quiet hour in the woods, light through the leaves.

Tripod, timer, and the two of us. A self-portrait of the season just before everything changed.

Brittas Bay · Co. Wicklow Maternity Self-Portrait

Part One

In the woods

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Part Two

On the beach, at sunset

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"The last shoot I'd take if I could only take one — of us, of this season."

— ~ Max

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