You guuuuyyyyssss! Today is a banner day over here at Lori Maloney Photography because today - TODAY! - I hit ‘send to publisher’ on the book proof for 53 BIRTHDAYS!

It all started as The Birthday Book Project but, as sometimes happens, the wheels of that particular ‘bus’ came off…it was super disappointing and I was left pondering:

Where do I go from here with the 53 portraits I’d shot for the project? How do I keep my word to my subjects?

My beautiful & wise kids were the ones to encourage that I publish my own damned book! (my words, not theirs 😉)…and here we are!

This has truly been a labour of love for me and I could not be more thrilled that - SOON - it will be in people’s hands…in the hands of those who both participated as subjects and those who have been in my corner throughout these last six years on the project. I’ve worked tirelessly trying to create a book we can all be proud of and I could cry (actually, I’m a little choked up typing this) that it is FINALLY coming to fruition!

There are plenty of individual thanks to be offered…for now though, massive appreciation to EACH OF YOU who has helped get us to ‘here’! It takes a village and mine is pretty fricken’ outstanding!

…now for a nap 😴 hahaha

xo Lori

PS I’ll send another note once I have approved the proof and the book is available for purchase…aiming for early November 🤗