THE TRUTH IS, between playing jasmine and aladdin with my grandfather on the kitchen rugs or listening to my mom sing “breakfast at tiffany’s” in the car while i memorized every word in the backseat, i Couldn’t tell you which came first. but my passion for photography came shortly after; little me documenting everything i could with any camera i could get my hands on.

I’m Jadea. jay-duh. The alternative mother. The feeler of feels. The extrovert who needs some space. The big-mouthed softy. A hater of small talk and lover of real shit. I’M A PROFESSIONAL FAMILY, BIRTH, AND NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER. I AM A MOTHER WITH ANXIETY WHO HAS EXPERIENCED INCREDIBLE JOY IN THIS JOURNEY CALLED MOTHERHOOD AND ALSO HIT ROCK BOTTOM MORE THAN ONCE. I AM INCREDIBLY PASSIONATE ABOUT WOMxN, THEIR RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT DURING LABOR, postpartum, and beyond, AND TELLING THE STORIES OF FAMILIES OF ALL KINDS, shapes, and sizes.

WHEN I BECAME A MOTHER, I REALIZED THERE WAS A WHOLE PART OF LIFE, A WORLD’S WORTH OF STORIES TO BE TOLD - motherhood AND THE JOURNEY INTO AND THROUGH IT - BUT ALSO WHO WE ARE OUTSIDE OF IT. this is their childhood, yes, but it is also your motherhood.

I TELL IT HOW IT IS - MAYBE A LITTLE TOO OFTEN. MY HEART FOR BEING HONEST AND REAL DOESN'T STOP WHEN I PUT DOWN THE CAMERA. IT RADIATES INTO ALL OF MY RELATIONSHIPS. I AM 100% EMPATH. I AM A CANCER, ENFJ, ENNEAGRAM 4 (HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT) AND I LOVE TO FEEL. I BELIEVE IT'S MY GREATEST ASSET. I DRAW FROM EACH EXPERIENCE, EMBRACE EACH FEELING, AND WANT TO REFLECT THAT IN MY WORK.

I KNEW THAT THE TYPICAL, POSED PHOTOGRAPHY DIDN’T INSPIRE ME OR CONNECT ME WITH MY KIND OF PEOPLE AND I WANTED TO CAPTURE THE FEELINGS OF LIFE AND THE STORIES REAL PEOPLE HAD TO SHARE.