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“In the end, I want my heart to be covered in st

“In the end, I want my heart to be covered in stretch marks.” @andreagibson

I haven’t been able to stop thinking about that line.
What a way to live.
To love so deeply, so openly,
that your heart bears the proof.

That’s the kind of life I want.
That’s the kind of work I hope I leave behind.
Not just pretty pictures;
but feeling.
Presence.
Proof that we were here,
loving, trying, expanding, breaking, healing.

If I’ve photographed your family,
shared space with you in a workshop,
or simply let you see a little of my own story;
know this:
you’ve left a mark.
And I hope I’ve left something meaningful too.

Rest in peace Andrea 🤍

The light. The mess. The laughter you don’t reme

The light.
The mess.
The laughter you don’t remember until you see it again.

I have just two sessions left in the US:

one in New York (August 4) and one in San Francisco (August 31).

If you’ve been waiting for the right time, maybe this is it.

xx

The film photos from Paris are back… and it’s

The film photos from Paris are back… and it’s love.

Yes, the visuals are special, but more than anything, it’s what they represent: a moment in time I got to create with, and for, my daughter.

A moment of saying yes - not because it was earned, or deserved through hardship - but because sometimes, joy alone is reason enough. I’m wired to believe everything has to come the hard way, and I’m still learning that suffering isn’t a prerequisite for receiving something meaningful.

When Adria first asked to go, my gut reaction was “no way.” It felt too big, too much.

But once I sat with it, looked at the logistics, and asked myself what I really wanted to give her for her 18th - something that meant something - this felt like the perfect way to celebrate.

We share our birthdays. She’s the one who made me a mum. And I hope this becomes a core memory that stays with her, anchoring her in whatever life brings.

Grateful we got to do this, together, all 60,000 + steps @adriabottecchia 💫

#mine #happybirthday #paris #18th

There’s something about black and white that str

There’s something about black and white that strips everything back; no distractions, just connection, story, feeling.

These frames are from a recent workshop session, and they remind me why I do this. Why it matters to see the quiet, the softness, the in-between.

If you’re a photographer longing to shoot with more purpose, to find your voice, or to reconnect with your why…
I have three final workshop dates this year:

🖤 Palm Beach
🖤 Los Angeles
🖤 Perth

Let this be the season you come home to your work.

I’d love to shoot and grow alongside you.

Spaces are limited, and these are my final teaching dates this year. Reach out if you’d like to secure your spot.

#anyamaria #anyamariaworkshop #withinworkshop #lastdatesfortheyear

Summer with our children feels different. It’s

Summer with our children feels different.

It’s light-filled and loud and sticky with fruit juice and sunscreen. It’s warmth and freedom and the kind of joy that feels effortless; but also fleeting.

There’s a tenderness to these months… maybe because they remind us of our own childhoods. Of long days with our parents, of beach towels and backyard games, of the way summer once felt endless.

Now, watching it all through the eyes of our children, there’s a kind of sweet melancholy, a quiet knowing that these seasons won’t last forever. But that’s also why we hold them close.

I have a handful of sessions left on the Sunshine Coast for 2025, and just two final travel dates for the year:

Long Island – August 4
San Francisco – August 31

If you feel the pull to hold on to this chapter~ this sun-soaked season of your family’s story ~ I’d love to capture it with you.

#feelslikesummer

Not everyone wants to be taught. Some of us want

Not everyone wants to be taught.

Some of us want to observe. To absorb.
To return to our work quietly; with more trust and less noise.

If that’s you, I’ll be in the US this August/September:

✧ Palm Beach – 2 seats left
✧ Los Angeles – 3 seats left

And later this year:

✧ Perth – October

These workshops aren’t traditional.

No slides. No formulas.
Just real families, real sessions, and the kind of learning that lingers.

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