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📸For the days you wish you could keep forever

Motherhood & love, documented softly
📍Augusta, Savannah, Charleston

Let’s create something meaningful 💌

https://www.irischanphotography.com/

09/05/2026

Savannah’s light really knows how to tell a story. That afternoon, sunlight filtered through the trees, falling softly across her shoulders, her arms, and the strands of hair lifted by the breeze.

When the light touched her skin, even the shadows seemed to soften. Nothing needed to be arranged.
This moment, exactly as it was, was already beautiful.

📍Savannah, Georgia

08/28/2026

We took the girls back to Hong Kong this summer.

The building behind us is Murray House - one of the oldest in Hong Kong. It was taken apart in Central and rebuilt, stone by stone, by the sea in Stanley. An old-fashioned kind of place, the kind you go to on a slow afternoon.

It was actually my first time there too. My husband held our little one‘s hand as she wobbled along, our older girl ran across the black-and-white tiles until she couldn’t stop laughing, and I stayed a few steps behind with my camera, watching their eyes light up. The wind off the water was a bit mild, the stones warm under bare feet, tourists spoke in every language, the girls‘ laughter was louder than all of it.

Here’s the thing about family sessions: they really don‘t have to be formal. No perfect outfits. No posing. Just a walk somewhere you love. The dusty little knees, the moment she turns around to call for dad, the small backs of them walking ahead together.

What I want to remember isn’t only the smile. It‘s the whole afternoon. 🌊

08/21/2026

I used to think photos like this would become harder to take as the kids grew up.

When they’re little, they run into their mom’s arms without thinking. As they grow older, hugs get shorter, life gets busier, and seeing each other becomes less frequent.

Today, I asked these three grown children to hug their mom, one by one. They stood together, from youngest to oldest. The youngest is already almost as tall as Mom, resting her chin gently on her shoulder.

Standing behind my camera, I suddenly thought about my own two girls.

A is four, and O is one. They still reach for me to pick them up. They still curl up next to me at bedtime. One day, we may miss the simple hugs we once took for granted.

As I pressed the shutter, she held each of her children just a little longer. And even though they’re all grown up, they still naturally rested their heads on her shoulder. Almost as if, no matter how old they get, they still remember that this is home.

So tonight, I want to go home and hold my girls a little longer. While they still run into my arms. While these little moments are still part of our everyday life.

Some photos don’t just capture today.

They remind us that someday, we may miss today. 🤍

08/19/2026

Her first day of school 🎒✨

She woke up so early this morning, all on her own, and was already ready to go. 😂 We read a little, video-called Grandma, Grandpa & Auntie, and then it was finally time for school.

Right before her teacher came to get her, she looked at me and asked, “Do you know what time you’re picking me up?” Then she said, “You be careful going home, okay? I’ll have fun!”

And just like that, off she went. 🥹

I think I was the only one with all the feelings. She was just happy and ready for her big day. Maybe this is what growing up looks like, a little more independent, a little more brave, and Mama learning to let go, just a little. 🤍

08/14/2026

I entered a photo contest for the first time this year. The image that won - the first one, the one that opened this whole thing, is of my two girls. 🥹🤍

Long before I ever photographed anyone else,
it was Audrey then O came. Small hands I learned to follow with a lens. Days and nights, I didn’t know yet how to hold onto, so I photographed them instead. Light I didn’t understand until I kept chasing it across their faces, over and over, on ordinary beach days just like this one.

I didn’t know then that I was building anything.
I just knew I didn’t want to forget how they looked, right at that age, right in that light.

But somewhere in all that watching, all that waiting for the real moment instead of the posed one, I became a photographer. They made me one, without either of us knowing it.

So when this photo of them was chosen, out of everything I could have entered, it didn’t feel like a stranger’s approval. It felt like the beginning, reaching forward to meet the person I’ve become because of it.

First contest. First award. And somehow, still them, the same two girls who started it all, sandy-faced and laughing, having no idea what they gave me that day.

I don’t know how to thank these past five-year. So I’ll just keep photographing. That’s our love language. 🤍

📍Hilton Head Island

08/10/2026

It was a little chaotic that day.
The kids had their own plans, so I simply let them be.
Let them run, laugh, wander, and be exactly who they are.
And somehow, those became my favorite moments.
Years from now, Mom may not remember the little chaos of that afternoon-
but she’ll remember them, just as they were.
The wild, beautiful little season of life. 🤍

08/07/2026

Before college.
Before new friends.
Before a whole new life.

There was one last summer, filled with long drives, family, and the kind of love that quietly says, “Wherever you go, you’ll always have a place to come home to.”

Years from now, she may not remember every campus she visited. But she’ll remember the road trip, the laughter, and the family who walked beside her before she stepped into the world on her own.

The next chapter begins. ✨🤍

08/04/2026

We were supposed to meet at golden hour. But the weather had other plans, so we traded sunset for a hot summer morning instead.

The light was harsh, the air was warm. And honestly... none of that mattered. Because all I remember is a little boy wandering through the park, collecting tiny "treasures”- a smooth rock, a stick, a fallen fruit - and bringing every single one back to his mama. I know that's his love language.

As photographers, we spend so much time chasing perfect light. But children remind me, over and over again, that the moments worth remembering don't wait for perfect conditions.

One day he'll stop filling his mama's hands with little treasures.
That's why we keep these moments. 🤍
Because they're only little for a little while.

I am a family photographer serving Augusta, Evans, Grovetown, North Augusta, Aiken & the CSRA.

07/14/2026

There’s just something about a Georgia summer that isn’t complete without a day at the peach orchard. 🍑

Rows of peach trees, branches heavy with sun-ripened fruit, warm golden light filtering through the leaves, and the sweet scent of peaches filling the air!! It feels like summer at its very best.

Watching the little ones and grandma carefully pick peaches straight from the tree, filling their baskets one by one, and sharing laughter along the way reminds me that the simplest moments often become the memories we treasure most.

If you’re spending the summer in Georgia, don’t miss the chance to experience peach picking. It’s more than just bringing home fresh peaches, it’s bringing home a little piece of summer. ☀️💛

07/03/2026

Seeing our childhood through theirs.

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