football. cheerleaders. orange and blue. fall is here and gainesville has the gator fever. we kicked off the football season at the haile plantation country club. everyone got into the spirit along with the cheerleaders, dancing dazzlers and of course, albert and alberta. i think i even did a gator chomp [...]

water slides. trains. jump houses. games. ice cream. snow cones. and an endless supply of blue balloons. these are only a few of the many fun filled activities of today’s tioga town fair. all organized to benefit the Sebastian Ferrero Foundation. a huge crowd showed up and all enjoyed the almost rainless [...]

i was so excited to not only take photos of my sweet lil niece, karina, but to also design her baby announcement. it had to be the perfect match to her beauty and preciousness. we decided on a trifold card in girlish pink with black and white timeless photos. all printed on [...]

another gorgeous trio….meet sarah, katherine and tommy.  they greeted me with shy smiles and seemed a bit uncertain on what would happen in the next hour of our photo shoot.  but after some silliness, a crazy laugh contest, tickling and exploring the neighbor’s stone garden, they relaxed and revealed their inner sweetness.  the girls glowed [...]

cousins who love the surf, sand and sun almost as much as they love each other.

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mikifoto by mallika malhotra

i have to thank the raymond and colburn families for their patience. after i photographed their beautiful kiddos, i went on vacay for a week. so my usual turnaround time to see the sneak peak was way prolonged. and there is nothing worse then having to wait to see an image or [...]

my oldest son, nikhil, turns 8 years old today. E-I-G-H-T!!! how did this day happen? wasn’t it just yesterday he was my first born and small enough to fit in my arms? and now he is a big man with big ideas, big opinions and big dreams.
my heart bursts when i look at him [...]

i love capturing the relationship among siblings. there is always a unique synergy depending on the different ages and genders. this was the definitely the case with the aulesio girls. big sisters, gabby and sophia, were 7 and 6 and seemed almost like twins. naturally together….touching, laughing, playing, etc. then baby [...]

thank you to all who came out to the casting call at the little shop.  what a busy morning filled with Gainesville’s gorgeous little faces!  i loved meeting all of you.  and don’t worry if you couldn’t make this session.   we will for sure hold another casting call in a few months.  just send [...]

meet two of my favorite subjects, isha and rian. our fourth session to date, i have enjoyed photographing these beautiful children and seeing them literally grow up in front of my camera. four year old isha is so very sassy and gorgeous at every angle. and rian, now 7 months old, is [...]