The person behind the camera
Meet Your Bertram Family Photographer
Hi, I am Hannah Thornley
I'm the H and M behind HM Photography — short for Hannah Marie.
I've been behind a camera since I was 15 years old.
What started as something I loved in high school has followed me through so many seasons of life. Photography has never been my full-time job, but it has always been my full-time passion.
Over the years, I've photographed all kinds of people and moments, but I've always been drawn to the images that feel the most real.
The little laugh that wasn't posed. The way your child reaches for your hand. The look between two people when they think nobody is watching. The messy, beautiful moments that you don't realize you'll miss until they're gone.
Now, I'm a mom too.
And becoming a mom changed the way I see photography.
I understand how quickly these seasons pass. How you can spend an entire day wishing bedtime would come a little faster, only to look back and realize you already miss the tiny version of them you were just trying to get through the day with.
That's why I don't just want to take your picture.
I want to give you a moment back.
I want your photos to take you back to the way your toddler's hand felt in yours, the sound of their laugh, the way they curled up against you, or the chaos of having everyone together in one place.
I want you to look at a photograph years from now and feel like you got five more minutes.
Five more minutes of that age. Five more minutes of that little face. Five more minutes of them being exactly who they were.
A little less posing. A little more you.
I'm naturally drawn to candid photography because I want you to feel comfortable in front of my camera.
You don't need to know how to pose. Your kids don't need to sit perfectly still. And you definitely don't have to know what to do with your hands.
I'll guide you when you need it, but I'll also give you space to simply be together.
My goal is for your session to feel less like you're performing for a camera and more like you're spending time with the people you love.
Because those are the moments I want to photograph.
Not just what your family looked like — but what it felt like to be your family.
Let's capture this season before it becomes the one you miss.
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