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7 Tips for Bringing Family Photos into Your Life
Family photos do more than show what we looked like. Family photos help us remember who we’re becoming. When the images you love are easy to see and share, they spark stories, invite connection, and make rooms feel like yours.…
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The Best Kids Stores in NYC and Brooklyn
A Curated Guide to independent boutiques with clothing, toys, books, gifts and baby gear for stylish families. By Mariliana Arvelo, founder and creative director of Stylish & Hip Kids Photography. Photos by Katt Jones, SHK team. Walking around New York…
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Newborn Photography Guide: Why and When to Capture These Moments
Why Is It So Important to Take Newborn Photos? Newborn photography is all about capturing those precious first moments. They’re only this tiny once! Those squishy cheeks, the way they sleep on your chest, that little hand gripping your finger,…
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The Baby Products We Used Every Single Day
You need way less than you think. And your nursery doesn’t have to look like everything matches. I can tell you what I’ve learned about baby essentials for NYC families after having two kids of my own in Brooklyn and…
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The Best Skincare for Pregnancy
I know we usually talk photography here, but can we chat about something else for a minute? Your skin during pregnancy. I’ve been photographing pregnant women for 15 years. And there’s a conversation about pregnancy skincare that happens pretty often.…
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Sevilla with Kids: Our Real Guide
We came for three months and stayed for three years. This guide is our way of handing the city to someone else before we go. This is not a list of the top ten things to do in Sevilla that…
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Family Restaurants NYC: Where We Actually Eat With Kids
A real list. Tested by two kids, and two parents who love good food and are willing to travel across Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. This is not a list of family restaurants in NYC in the way that phrase usually…
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The Best Books for Your Baby’s First Year
Why Reading to Your Baby from Day One Changes Everything I started reading to Anaya while I was still pregnant. I remember walking around New York, describing everything I saw to my baby in my head — so many imaginary…
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NYC Family Photography Sessions We’re Dreaming About in 2026
I’ve been thinking about the sessions I want myself and my team to shoot in 2026. Our family sessions are full of running, jumping, and laughing—that’s our signature. This year, we want to take it a step further by incorporating…
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Finding Your Village: The Best New Mom Groups NYC Has to Offer
A Guide to Maternity Groups, Prenatal Classes, and Mom Communities Pregnancy is transformative in ways you can’t predict until you’re in it. Your body changes, your identity shifts, your priorities realign — and suddenly you need people who get it.…
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The Story You’re Building—and How Family Photos Help You Tell It
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7 Tips for Bringing Family Photos into Your Life
Family photos do more than show what we looked like. Family photos help us remember who we’re becoming. When the images you love are easy to see and share, they spark stories, invite connection, and make rooms feel like yours.…
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Turning Family Photos Into Wall Art That Shapes Your Space
We think a lot about the images families choose to live with, the ones that quietly shape how a home feels. Creative, energetic, playful, grounded. And when the artwork on your walls comes from your own family photos, that feeling…
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