Bringing Dad Time to Iceland

Now, as the mom of three boys, I’ve been seeing the world through the eyes of parents, pretty much the only eyes I have these days. Everything we do as a species is for our children so the subject matter is deep; I could shoot on this topic indefinitely. Parenthood is insane! Like some sort of extreme sport.

When I had my second child, I looked forward to my peaceful two-day stay at the hospital. I see myself transforming into my parents, I see my own eyes in my kids looking back at me. It’s the only way for me to make sense of it all. In early August, my team and I took Dad Time over to Iceland where we had the incredible opportunity to photograph five dads and their kids.

This is the second international installment of the project, the first being our journey to Shanghai, China in the fall of 2016. I love seeing the cultural influences apparent in different parenting styles. Planning for the trip took months and we could not have done it without the tremendous support of everyone who connected us with the dads we met and the dads themselves for donating their time to be a part of the project. We are currently combing through video footage and interviews to create a motion component for this project to be completed later this year.