"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

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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Dr. Bonnie is such a light and has vibrant energy that is contagious! I had the privilege of partnering with her when she was rebranding her website and recently she asked me to photograph her extended family to celebrate her husband Mark’s 60th birthday. This was the first time everyone was together and we created […]

All together

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I was eagerly awaiting this special announcement from Erin- client who has turned into a friend. This family is so precious and I am grateful for all the ways we have partnered and been a part of each other’s lives. I have also been encouraging and mentoring Erin as she launches her photography business. Erin […]

Prince family of 5 coming soon!

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I was just at Alex and Christie’s home to update their portfolio as they were hoping to grow their family so when Christie texted saying they needed another session so soon- because their baby boy came home I started tearing up. Being invited into these sacred moments and getting to know my clients as friends […]

Welcoming Levi

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I have had the privilege of photographing Becca’s family before and this year she invited me to photograph her extended family and we had a beautiful October day after a few days of rain so it was fabulous. Including her parents Linda and Pepper plus her sister’s family- including their fur babies was so much […]

Extended Family Session with the Sayad Family

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Baby girl Sloane arrived in the most perfect fall weather so we decided to include the fall colors in our newborn and family session. I also photographed Joey as a newborn so it was such a blast to see him interact with his fresh baby sister. Nick and Kathryn are so much fun and her […]

Welcome baby Sloane

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