The CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC &
BLACK LIVES MATTER
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Regarding the pandemic, due to my current health status, I have a very healthy respect for the virus. Being only comfortable photographing outside and at a distance, I have refrained from taking commissions first due to the stay at home order and, now, to the heat. Depending upon the infection rate in Houston when the weather cools down in the fall, I will seriously reconsider taking commissions. This is a crazy time and I regret having to make this decision. I very much hope you all are healthy and safe.
Regarding the BLM protests sweeping our nation, I am wholeheartedly in support. I know I have benefitted from privilege. Sometimes without knowing it, but also with knowledge, believing I lacked power to effect change. I understand now, however, that my feelings of powerlessness are not based in reality and are part of the design to maintain white supremacy and the status quo.
Due to fear of the CoronaVirus, I have refrained from participating in protests. However, I can pass along information that was forwarded to me by another artist, John Palmer with Ryan Lindsay: "75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice." I implore all of us who have benefitted from white privilege due to the happenstance of our birth, to open our hearts to taking such action. I strongly support watching the documentary "13th", which can be found on Netflix. It is overwhelmingly powerful.
The American system is not broken, as I have often voiced. I now understand that it is working precisely as it was designed. I believe that morality requires us, white Americans, to work with all people, but especially with Black Americans, to create a system that benefits all.
I am hopeful for the first time in a long, long time.
Janet
Regarding the BLM protests sweeping our nation, I am wholeheartedly in support. I know I have benefitted from privilege. Sometimes without knowing it, but also with knowledge, believing I lacked power to effect change. I understand now, however, that my feelings of powerlessness are not based in reality and are part of the design to maintain white supremacy and the status quo.
Due to fear of the CoronaVirus, I have refrained from participating in protests. However, I can pass along information that was forwarded to me by another artist, John Palmer with Ryan Lindsay: "75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice." I implore all of us who have benefitted from white privilege due to the happenstance of our birth, to open our hearts to taking such action. I strongly support watching the documentary "13th", which can be found on Netflix. It is overwhelmingly powerful.
The American system is not broken, as I have often voiced. I now understand that it is working precisely as it was designed. I believe that morality requires us, white Americans, to work with all people, but especially with Black Americans, to create a system that benefits all.
I am hopeful for the first time in a long, long time.
Janet
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TESTMONIALS
Janet has been our family photographer for 4 years
and will continue to be!
We had our first session when we welcomed our baby boy into our family.
Since then, we’ve had sessions at least every 6 months, and most recently, as we welcomed our baby girl into our family.
Janet is fabulous with children, and more than anything else, she has a gift for capturing the most precious, beautiful pictures!
My husband and I have walked away from sessions thinking that we didn’t get a single good picture
(you know, toddler boys can be a bit challenging sometimes!).
Every time we receive our pictures, we are in awe!
We are incredibly blessed to have Janet as our photographer capturing our history and memories.
-Kimberly
I love these!! Awesome work, I love so many of them, I don't know which ones to pick for prints!
Thank you so much!
-Tina
Janet has documented our growing family for the last three years,
skillfully capturing the milestones in our lives.
With energetic twin boys, currently three years old, and now a new baby, I have often wondered how a quality photo would ever be possible.
However, Janet always manages to capture our family beautifully and we are able to enjoy ourselves in the process.
The memories she has photographed for us are priceless and we look forward to many more!
Thanks so much!
-Brandi
We want to thank you again for the wonderful [maternity and newborn] sessions.
We really enjoyed this process and
it enhanced our birth experience.
-Walter
Working with Janet has been so easy.
She is so patient, kind, and flexible.
All three things I really need when trying to corral my two toddlers for photos.
She's also always on time and ready to go which I really appreciate.
- Jackie
and will continue to be!
We had our first session when we welcomed our baby boy into our family.
Since then, we’ve had sessions at least every 6 months, and most recently, as we welcomed our baby girl into our family.
Janet is fabulous with children, and more than anything else, she has a gift for capturing the most precious, beautiful pictures!
My husband and I have walked away from sessions thinking that we didn’t get a single good picture
(you know, toddler boys can be a bit challenging sometimes!).
Every time we receive our pictures, we are in awe!
We are incredibly blessed to have Janet as our photographer capturing our history and memories.
-Kimberly
I love these!! Awesome work, I love so many of them, I don't know which ones to pick for prints!
Thank you so much!
-Tina
Janet has documented our growing family for the last three years,
skillfully capturing the milestones in our lives.
With energetic twin boys, currently three years old, and now a new baby, I have often wondered how a quality photo would ever be possible.
However, Janet always manages to capture our family beautifully and we are able to enjoy ourselves in the process.
The memories she has photographed for us are priceless and we look forward to many more!
Thanks so much!
-Brandi
We want to thank you again for the wonderful [maternity and newborn] sessions.
We really enjoyed this process and
it enhanced our birth experience.
-Walter
Working with Janet has been so easy.
She is so patient, kind, and flexible.
All three things I really need when trying to corral my two toddlers for photos.
She's also always on time and ready to go which I really appreciate.
- Jackie
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J A N E T W O U L D L O V E T O T A L K W I T H Y O U!!!
J A N E T W O U L D L O V E T O T A L K W I T H Y O U!!!
