Category Archives: Personal

  • From these shores: Our family portraits Celebrating Ten Years

    He’s the South African. And his running joke is “I imported her” (baram-ching). But little known fact, not how history played out. I was actually short term working here 10+ years ago with an NGO. Considering a move here. Single as can be, he was not even on my radar. Sitting on a beach one […]

  • Featured on The Working Creatives | Cape Town’s Premier Birth Photographer

    When the Working Creatives approached me to answer some questions about what its like to side-hustle a photography business into the process of becoming a full-fledged small business, I was honored. And curious what they might ask! I’m all about community over competition and lending my experience to others as they pursue their dreams. In this […]

  • False Alarms in the Life of a Birth Photographer | Marysol Blomerus | Cape Town Birth Photographer

    The glamorous #LifeofABirthPhotographer includes false alarms. I got a quick no filter #ElevatorSelfie a few weeks ago on my way out from a hospital after being sent home because “today was not the day”. This is one of the many ways where birth photography departs from other forms of event photography. Imagine your wedding photographer […]

  • The History of Professional Birth Photography in South Africa | As Told By Alda Smith & Marysol Blomerus | Your Pregnancy Magazine

    In Africa we have a proverb, ‘If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Years ago, we chose collaboration over competition. We fought hard for friendship and respect instead of insecurity. By doing so we were able to grow the art of birth photography in South Africa […]

  • Happy Holidays from Our Family To Yours

    We hope this finds you already in Holiday-mode or wrapping up life so that you can relax a bit over the coming days. Just wanted to wish you and your family a very Happy Holiday season from our family. Since I share so many photos of other families, I thought it would only be right […]

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