This was the theme from the beginning of my communications with Frieda. Frieda had been following my feed for a while on Instagram, after finding a beautiful video from an adoption documented by Marysol.

Frieda and I chatted about the option to photograph an adoption shoot when her and her husband finally received the notification from their social workers about their baby. The adoption process can be long and complex, so I knew from the start it would be a waiting process. My role in supporting Frieda and Tom in their journey to parenthood would work slightly different to my usual clients. But I would handle it with the same compassion and flexibility that I encompass with the uncertainties and challenges that come along with a client’s due date.