09/17/2026
Perhaps it’s time to reintroduce myself now that I’m a few months in to the re-launch of my photography business. ☺️✨📸
In the last 2 years, I’ve become a mama, my family has walked through significant loss and grief, my husband has dealt with life-altering sickness, and I passed off a ministry I founded 13 years ago. This all has left me grappling with the “new version” of me I see when I look in the mirror. Who is she? Who does she want to become? For her family, and for herself?
About a month ago, through tears I whispered to my daughter, “mommy will find herself again”.
A promise to her, because she deserves that. And a promise to myself, because I deserve it too.
Pain has a way of trying erase who we are. We have to embrace the growth and change, for challenges will refine us if we allow them to. But we also have to make sure that pain doesn’t get the final word. Beauty from ashes. Hope from sorrow. Joy from despair. It's the story He's writing in my life and I want my camera to capture many more of these stories in others lives.
Setting up my tripod and taking these new headshots as I “re-launch” my photography business of 12 years (can’t believe I’ve been taking photos for that long, though it’s only been an occasional side business up until now) has given me a creative way to say: this is me, now.
I want to bring my full self, my story, and my passions to my business in the prayer that through it all Jesus will be glorified and people will feel seen and loved.
I see in these photos a gal who is excited again to build something new, to direct my love of creativity to a business where I can love on people, create beautiful family heirlooms for them to cherish, support my family, and have fun doing it.
I’m healing, I’m growing more confident every day, and I’m all in. I don’t have time to be afraid or to hold back. SO LET’S DO THIS THING.
✨ Introducing, the newly refined & joyfully defined - Caitlin Manry Photography. ✨
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