Working with High School Seniors allows me to meet some truly inspiring, unique and sometimes very brave, teenagers.  This young lady is all three and I was very honored to photograph her.

Aside from being strikingly beautiful on the outside, I learned that Hayley is that as well on the inside.  She enjoys working with special needs and autistic children and sees the inspiration and uniqueness in each of them.

Over the holidays after bumping her head, Hayley’s doctors noticed something very alarming.  In just a few weeks she was headed for major surgery.  I was able to meet her only two days before her surgery where she carried herself with grace and poise.  She seemed very comfortable and confident and one would not have known of her health concerns.

I am happy to say that she is on the other side of the surgery and making a full recovery (minus a scar) with no foreseeable issues or side effects.

Here are some of her beautiful images from our session.