FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION | PARKVILLE, MO

No matter the season, I feel the pull of the river. It’s an instinctual force, and I know that whatever is behind it has deep roots — ancestral roots that have forged, fished and floated — whose livelihoods depended on its bounty. 

Now, I mostly visit the river to recreate, but that doesn’t stop me from daydreaming about the stories that each one would tell if its babbling and rushing were the voices from its past.

Would it tell us fables of battles and romance, of beautiful abundance or struggles for survival?

This creek now has one more story to add to its noisy waters — the tale of four little boys with toes that eagerly reached for its cool embrace and the mother who loved them fiercely. 

Liz Davenport of Sunshine and Shadows Photography is a family photographer based in Kansas City, MO. She offers family portrait sessions throughout the Kansas City-metro, including Leawood, Overland Park, Shawnee, Lenexa, Mission, Belton, and Raymore. Her sessions are fun and relaxed, using primarily natural light and a lot of movement. She loves to work in both rural and urban environments and definitely looks to her families for location inspiration, which means that she wants to hear your crazy ideas.