Isabel Lenis Photography

Family & Life

The ordinary hours that turn out to be the ones you keep.

01By the water

Session — Denmark
Close portrait of a mother and baby lying cheek to cheek in warm lightMother and baby lying together on a blanket with starfish on the shoreMother smiling with her baby on her lap on a wooden jetty by the water
Baby lying on a sand-coloured blanket beside white starfishMother resting her head against her baby in a hooded suit in golden lightBudding branches over dark stones at the water's edge

02In the park

Session — Netherlands
Baby in a green romper held up between his parentsBoth parents kissing their baby on the cheeksClose study of orange sea buckthorn berries in the dunesFather laughing with his baby in a green meadowParents watching their baby among sea buckthorn branches
Father kneeling in tall grass with his babyBaby smiling up from his father's lapParents lying either side of their laughing baby on a blanketMother smiling down at her baby, seen from above

03Among the reeds

Session — Netherlands
Family of four smiling together among tall green reedsFather carrying his son on his shoulders in the reedsClose study of green reeds over dark waterGirl holding a toy horse beside her mother at the shoreFamily walking barefoot along a tree-lined path
A brother and sister walking hand in hand along a wooden jettyGirl looking back over her shoulder through tall grassBrother and sister sitting close together on a jetty by the waterParents holding their two children on a sandy shorePortrait of a mother in linen looking over her shoulder

04In the dunes

Session — Netherlands
Family portrait beneath a leaning tree, daughters on their parents' shouldersOne sister carrying the other on her back on the sandPortrait of a girl in a white eyelet top smiling in the reedsGirl in white sitting in the reeds holding a thin stick
Mother laughing while her daughter hugs her arm in the dune grassFamily of four sitting together and laughing in tall dune grassTwo sisters running hand in hand along the shorelineParents walking hand in hand along the shore with their daughters behindClose portrait of two sisters laughing cheek to cheek

05By the lake

Session — Netherlands
Family of four sitting close together and smiling on a wooden jettyMother laughing while her daughters kiss and hug herFamily of four seated on the jetty against the bright waterGirl in a white tulle dress spinning on the wooden jettyGirl in white listening to a shell, smiling in bright light
Portrait of a girl in a white dress smiling by the waterFather lifting his two daughters on the jetty as they laughFather holding his two daughters close, all smiling into the cameraGirl holding a shell to her ear, hair blowing in the wind

06Summer light

Session — Netherlands
Young girl in a floral dress beside flowing white fabric on the beachGirl laughing with her hands to her cheeks under a floating white sheetMother and daughter cheek to cheek in a close black and white embraceMother waving a white sheet in the wind while her daughter cheersGirl with arms raised as a white sheet flies overheadGirl in a floral dress standing barefoot at the water's edge
Father carrying his daughter on his shoulders by the waterGirl laughing out loud on the open sandBlack and white family portrait on the sand, daughter on her father's shouldersClose black and white portrait of a girl holding out a small flowerParents laughing together on the sand while their daughter reaches inMother hugging the father from behind on the sand as their daughter plays