Rachel makes photos that document truths both deeply joyful and wildly complicated.

Rachel: an enthusiastic doer, long form film photographer, mother, joy maker

The person:

Rachel Larsen Weaver is an artist-educator and photographer joyfully living on the Maryland beaches of the Chesapeake Bay. A mother to five and creator of moments, her enthusiasm for details and self-love are infectious, infusing creative sessions with a buoyant reverence for the simplest pleasures. Her portfolio and practice is fat-affirming, mindful, and genuine, focusing on the life and light of clients. Co-founder of NOW, NOW School, and creator of #FindingMyselfInPortraits and the original Long Form Sessions, Rachel travels the country documenting mothers, bodies, and details.

The work:

Rachel’s unique ability to call people home to themselves, their bodies, their passions, and their worlds is precisely the gift made manifest in her photo work. By grounding into presence and remaining stubborn in her commitment to joy, Rachel brings a clear sense of purpose (and humor) to her life and her work with clients. Rachel’s work is about finding the joy in the hidden and messy places - about helping others see the beauty in themselves, the days, families, and worlds they create - and the homes that hold them.