ABEL FAMILY | BIG FAMILIES

When Diedre first contacted me, she asked if I shoot families the size of hers. There would be twenty three there on the day.

In my family, we have six kids. Kesh is the same. I'm wedged between older and younger sets of twin sisters.

Before this was my living, I used to take my camera everywhere. Seriously though - if we went to buy a pie for lunch, my camera bag was coming. Birthdays, dinners, sleepovers. My family have come to know that I will always be there with a camera.

Family is where my photography started.



















































Posted by tim coulson
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11 comments:

  1. Michele @ The Hills are AliveDecember 14, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    gorgeous (as always) love the one of the little guy squatting down (black and white) - and the shot with the bright blue eyes. What a lovely family (hmmm all that food making me hungry) great shot of the oven full

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  2. ::The Beetle Shack::December 14, 2011 at 9:05 PM

    i love everything about this. I could have looked at more and more and more.

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  3. kit and nancy.December 14, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    gah! this is just gorgeous! love every one.

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  4. Cassie WebsterDecember 14, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    WOW! Gosh - they really are fantastic. I'm so happy to hear there is someone else who takes their camera EVERYWHERE. People are just so used to me now though - they expect me to have it! I can't wait have you photograph our family next year :)

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  5. JoelDecember 14, 2011 at 10:35 PM

    Wow, this is some lovely work mate. Some excellent story telling happening here!

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  6. Hannah NicoleDecember 15, 2011 at 1:04 AM

    Just gorgeous. I'm the oldest of seven, so I know how the whole big family thing works. Everyone asks me if I like it, and I think that's the silliest question. Of course I do. They're my siblings -- my family -- my friends.

    Life without them would be lonely and incomplete. I feel blessed to have so many siblings, y'know?

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  7. AmyDecember 15, 2011 at 3:51 AM

    again, and again, your work is beautiful in itself, and as a reflection of the lives and loves you document.

    so happy to have discovered your photography. i adore all of the perspectives you managed to include in this series. thank you for sharing your art.

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  8. BabyMacDecember 15, 2011 at 6:56 AM

    You captured everything I love most about families getting together. Kids. Food. A good meal. Nothing pleases me more when I get to do all that with my own. Beautiful Tim!

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  9. Katherine HallDecember 15, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    The Abels are some of my favourite people in the whole wide world. I'm so glad you were able to save these moments for posterity!

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  10. NatDecember 16, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    Beautiful ! what a gorgeous family.

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  11. PJ PhotosDecember 17, 2011 at 3:43 AM

    so good pictures...and great family ;)

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