I loved shooting in Haya and Ugo’s home! I love it when I walk into a couple’s first family home and see that they actually thought out the simple things like the wall paper, the paint color or even the paintings on the wall. To be honest, I couldn’t expect any less from Haya, seeing as she is one of Dubai’s most stylish ladies. Haya runs HFA consultancy, an ultra luxury brand consultancy specializing in PR and client relations.

It was very important for Haya that we capture little Rayan’s first few days at home, his little reactions, all his newborn features, the amount of love that Haya and Ugo have in their hearts for him. The video we made together was essential in bringing this message together, and it is truly one of my favorite that I’ve shot to date!

The biggest form of flattery is when your friends reach out to hire you for your skill or talent. It takes an enormous amount of trust and belief, and is a responsibility not to be taken lightly. I personally think photographing friends is more difficult, but is an awesome thing to do that I welcome with open arms :)

You would remember Fatima and her lovely clan from this amazing, elegant Dubai maternity desert shoot. Well, Fatima reached back out to me to cover her daughter’s first few days at home and below are snippets of their casual, laid back shoot at home.

These photos are going to be forever cherished by little Aya and Amir.. why? Because it will forever show them what their first home looked like. It will show Amir what he was like when his sister first came into his world, and it will show Aya just how happy and excited everyone was to have her around.

All the feels!