
Father to Son (27 images)
My documentary photo project “Father to Son” explores the intense, complex and evolving relationship between my husband and our oldest son. The connection between them is fluid and under construction. I am interested in what it feels like to be the parent, and in what it feels like to be the child.
Just as my husband learns about being a father through the act of parenting, I learn about their relationship through the act of taking pictures. The photographs are a...
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Just as my husband learns about being a father through the act of parenting, I learn about their relationship through the act of taking pictures. The photographs are a...
more »
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FathertoSon-Toes.jpg
My husband, then 29, holds our older son, then...
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FathertoSon-Hold.jpg
My husband tries to calm our older son after...
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FathertoSon-OutsideWo...jpg
Father and son, then 22 months old, take stock...
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FathertoSon-List.jpg
My husband works with our older son on...
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FathertoSon-Beds.jpg
For the first few months our older son slept in...
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FathertoSon-Cars.jpg
My husband relaxes with both our boys, then...
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FathertoSon-SnowCave.jpg
My husband and older son built two snow caves...
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FathertoSon-Reflectio...jpg
My older son enlisted his brother's help in a...
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FathertoSon-Leaves.jpg
My older son, then three and a half, helps his...
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FathertoSon-Garden.jpg
My husband grew up working in a large garden...
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FathertoSon-Corner.jpg
My husband, left, punishes our older son, then...
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FathertoSon-LegoLook.jpg
After having a Lego party with our sons, my...
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FathertoSon-Wrestle.jpg
My husband playfully wrestles with our two...
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FathertoSon-ThreeHand...jpg
The day we moved from our old house, my husband...
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FathertoSon-CombHair.jpg
My husband gives our older son, then three and...
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FathertoSon-Hair.jpg
My older son points out his dad's gray hairs.
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FathertoSon-Be Gentle.jpg
My husband shows our son, then three years old,...
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FathertoSon-Wheel.jpg
The boys pooled their money to buy a garage...
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FathertoSon-Light.jpg
My older son sits in his dad's lap.
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FathertoSon-BedroomWa...jpg
My older son displays his most prized...
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FathertoSon-DresserNa...jpg
I didn't notice the writing on the front of my...
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FathertoSon-GoodNight.jpg
One of my husband's favorite rituals is tucking...
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FathertoSon_DinnerEmb...jpg
My older son, age seven, gives his dad a long...
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FathertoSon-WaterFigh...jpg
My husband bought the boys squirt guns because...
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FathertoSon-Backyard.jpg
My husband leans out the kitchen window to tell...
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FathertoSon-Houdini.jpg
My older son prepares to be Harry Houdini for a...
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FathertoSon-Dad.jpg