Only on this blog could a multi part photo series featuring hardcore athletes be interrupted by some pictures of my newest best friend: Parker Leavell. Much like his mom and dad… Parker is awesome. Super chill, fun and quite possibly the most handsome man I’ll photograph this year (he just beat out the portrait of Kelly Slater from the previous post).
Parker is 4 months old, and his parents are past wedding clients, now great friends. It was so wonderful to see them all… and I just had to share a few photos. Complete photos available for purchase at brianwedge.com/photocart (And for all you surf/outrigger/athlete photo obsessed fans: another set of Hawaii shots are coming up next. Pardon the interruption).
And if you’ve made it this far and you’re thinking “Damn! I’d like to have some awesome photos of my beautiful baby but a) I didn’t know Brian photographed families or b) I live in Switzerland/LA/Georgia/New York/Antarctica etc.” PLEASE drop us a line. We travel so often, it’s easy to connect with you in your neck of the woods to make it happen.
There was some conversation by Parker’s delusional parents that Parker looked like me. Or, better stated, that I looked like him. Though I take this as a compliment, we really look nothing alike. I have a full head of hair (obviously) and am the one wearing the shirt and smiling.
Brook Longmaid - We too have a son named Parker who is a redhead, now 26, and your pictures bring back remarkable memories and tugs of the heart strings. Thank you for tickling those memories!