"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 spent a few days in Miami with Monat Gratitude documenting Gratitude Week with the team of Gratitude Ambassadors and Team Captains. This group came together from all over the US to volunteer and support the work of many amazing organizations in Miami. Monat Gratitude embraces “Gratitude is more than what we do it is […]

Gratitude Week in Miami

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Shanel Evans welcomed me to the Structure and Soul podcast for an engaging conversation about the intersection of creativity, authenticity, and business structure. “Roxanne shares her journey as a photographer dedicated to helping women and business owners tell their stories through powerful imagery while emphasizing the importance of showing up authentically. They discuss the challenges […]

Vulnerability & Vision- podcast with Shanel Evans

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23 years married today. My best friend and an amazing father to our crazy crew. I am grateful we have both been willing to work on our marriage and choose joy. We formally said goodbye for now to our favorite city: Chicago; a place we started our marriage, built our family, and grew into who we […]

23 years together & saying goodbye for now to Chicago

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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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During my brand trip to Vegas I was able to fit in a few Brand Mini-Creative Portrait Sessions and these ladies did not disappoint. It was a blast! Even if we were kicked off the roof parking deck by a security guy on a bike 🙂 I have no regrets (and who knew you couldn’t […]

Vegas Vibes

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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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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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I just returned from a work trip in L.A. and the BEST part was seeing some fabulous women that I am grateful to call colleagues as well in rep’ing for a vegan beauty brand we love. Of course the night of the Gala I had to create some portraits and we had so much fun. […]

L.A. with some amazing ladies!

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I just returned stateside from almost two weeks exploring Costa Rica with my family. It is a gift to travel with our kids and I am grateful for this time of exploring and of course documenting with my lens. Happy Summer Adventuring friends! This was my first trip documenting and experimenting with my new mirrorless […]

Costa Rica with my family

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