Through the Lens: Honoring New Orleans Fathers This Father’s Day
Dear Dad,
Maybe you weren’t the one who booked the session.
Maybe you arrived unsure of what to expect—wondering whether the kids would cooperate, or if you'd be asked to smile on command.
But then I watched the way you moved through the moment.
The way you reached out instinctively to steady those little legs.
The way your voice softened when your baby curled into your arms.
The way you laughed—that real kind of laugh—when they wrapped their arms around your neck, sticky fingers and all.
You didn’t ask to be in the spotlight.
But there you were, right at the heart of it all.
Being the safe place.
The steady arms.
The quiet strength.
Years from now, when they look back at these photographs, they might not remember the details of the day…
But they’ll see you.
And they’ll feel it.
He was there.
He loved us like this.
Happy Father’s Day to the ones who show up—in all the ways that matter most.
With gratitude, Ashley | Payne & Co.
