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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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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