Hi, I’m Michelle Neve. Since I was a young girl babies and kids have captured my heart, but it wasn’t until I became a mother myself that I really fell in love. I had no idea how much I would pour out to my kids and how I would deeply long for them to know my admiration and awe of them. Motherhood broke me open in ways I never expected. I yearned to capture every detail so that I wouldn’t forget each phase and stage. 

In the time of having little kids, I began to realize I had lost who I was before I was a mom. I was exhausted, overwhelmed and the mundane felt like a heavy blanket. That’s when I began picking up my camera daily to find glimmers of beauty throughout our days and it was through that exercise I began falling in love with our life. It may have been the way the light danced on my daughters hair, the way my son made my daughter laugh, the way they played pretend in superhero costumes, our daily reading time ritual or caring for my daughter during bath time. A passion grew inside me to document our everyday mundane moments - to see the beauty that unfolded in our right here and right now. Because it was those moments that made up our real life where the gems were hidden.

I am a nostalgic dreamer. Beholder of beauty. A capturer of memories gone too soon. The way she holds your hand, the feel of his small frame resting on yours, the glance you give your spouse when your kid does something that is just so “them”. For me, photography captures a story unfolding. Whether you’re changing diapers, chasing toddlers or chauffeuring kids, the work you are doing is holy and sacred. It deserves to be noticed and documented. So if my art resonates with your heart, then I long to tell your story.