Abel and Annie were one of my first 2015 wedding bookings, and I was happy to meet up with them last week to shoot some engagement photos in and around Pike Place. The forecast called for rain—no surprise in mid-November—but we were unexpectedly greeted with a gorgeous afternoon, culminating in one of the most golden golden hours in recent memory. Can't wait to shoot their wedding in March.
Rooster & Silver Fox
Those were their pet names for one another, and it should be easy to guess who's who. Rob and Martha have been together a long time, but decided this year to throw a big party with their extended families and get married. Oh, and they had a mariachi band play them—in a huge, dancing procession—from the church to the reception hall down the street.
For Dad
For the past few weeks, I've been working on putting together a book with photos from my trip to India this summer alongside a written account of the tragedy that took place there. For those who don't know, my father died in a hiking accident while we were trekking in the northern state of Uttarakhand. It was an intense and harrowing experience—for everyone on the trek—but I feel fortunate, at least, that the days I spent with my dad before his fall were the best we'd ever had together, a time for us to bond and reconnect in a way we hadn't been able to in years. Perhaps, at some point, I'll tell more of the story here, but for now, I'd like to share these photos and dedicate them to the memory of my father, Terry Broadwater.
The Wiatr Family
The other day, I joined the Wiatr family for a stroll through the Arboretum and tried to keep up with their jumping, flipping, tumbling, and all-around gymnastic boys. (Expert, steely-nerved tree-climbers, too.) Nature was cooperative—ducks touched down on the lake in formation, the late-afternoon/early-autumn light streamed through the trees—and we basically let the kids' curiosity guide us along from one spot to the next. The shoot reminded me that it's been years since I've climbed a tree; I'm going to have to do something about that soon.