"Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.” 
Sue Monk Kidd

Stories that matter

Before Denali’s Senior Portrait Session we had a Family Mini Session and it had me all in my mama feels because my oldest is also off to college soon. If you book a full session with me you can add a mini session to our session to update your family images! Just ask!

Belmonte Family

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Denali is a Senior at Westmont High School and is excited to study nursing at Ohio State next year. Her Senior Portraits were an opportunity to show her outgoing personality as she prepares for the next phase of life! We had a blast exploring and selecting locations for her portraits. Blessings on your bright future […]

Denali’s Senior Portraits

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I was so excited to partner with the Morelock family again to photograph their family before their oldest Ben heads off to college! The last time we met in Chinatown for their session (the kids have grown so much!) and this time it was 31st Street Beach. Kindra shared, “my kids find part of their […]

Being City Kids

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Women tell me so often they want to book a session but….. “I’m not confident enough” “I need to lose 10 pounds first” Can we have some real talk? I get it. In fact when I saw this self portrait of me I almost didn’t keep it because of my mid section squish. BUT here […]

YOU are a beautiful creation

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This extended family session was a gift for Kevin- Dad and Grandpa extraordinaire! I always ask my clients what words they would use to describe their family and I loved his response, “my word for my family is AWESOME!” When his daughter Liz shared the gallery with him he shared that he so appreciated the […]

“My word for my family is AWESOME”

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I was so excited to see how much Yoshiko has grown over the past 2 weeks since I photographed her birth at home. The Prince Family is so dear to me as they have invited me in again and again to their lives over the last few years as their family has grown. This newborn […]

And Yoshiko makes 5

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Tamekia Swint founder of Styles 4 Kidz is a friend I admire who inspires me so much! She nominated me for a feature in Shoutout LA for an Entrepreneur shout out. From ShoutoutLA, “Hi Roxanne, we’d love to hear about how you approach risk and risk-takingRisk IS life. If we do not risk we live […]

Approaching RISK- Shoutout LA feature

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Photography is visual storytelling and I will never take for granted being invited in to my amazing clients stories. The Prince family is just a gift. Erin shares her journey on Instagram and her vulnerability and choosing beauty is the season of young motherhood will inspire you! I have been able to photograph their beautiful […]

Welcoming Yoshiko

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10 years?!?! It has been 10 years since I formally founded Hawa Images and Hawa LLC and I am reflecting a lot these days. I took the shakiest steps towards starting my business journey. A camera in one hand and a baby on my hip chasing two littles with no real clue what it meant […]

Why Photography? A messy founders story.

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