Allison Hernandez
Notes From Allison, Reflecting on Her Session
“The portraits Galina took of me are so beautiful, she did such an amazing job. They make me emotional and teary eyed.
We forget sometimes, the natural beauty that a woman has. Sometimes I feel like ungroomed eyebrows and unshaved legs, are not picture perfect face that we see in the media - this is a path that I chose to have this natural very connected with Mother nature, she is very ungroomed.
These pictures help me to remember why I chose this path. It empowers me to continue having this unfeigned very close connection to Mother Earth. These pictures make me feel so beautiful. I usually cut up hands deep in motherhood and these pictures remind me that there is more than just motherhood, there is a connection between me and my husband, about all my relationships.
I look at these pictures and I see me, it reminds me that I need to do a lot of self-care in order for me to continue to provide for everybody else. These pictures remind me my role as a protector. These photos give me so many emotions. There is light and darkness in every different form and I feel like this portraits highlight that for me. And sometime when we go into the darkness, we forget how to navigate it. There is always a beauty in it that will guide you out of that darkness. And there is always Darkness in the Light. And I feel that these pictures really brought it out for me. I am dancing in this life between light and darkness.
When I see these pictures they are helping me to remember what the Light in the Darkness is. They help me to remember that we are all so different and we all come together to find that beauty, to help each other out.
Galina’s vision is just so beautiful and I feel like these pictures are of me - but Galina is who brought everything together. I can’t thank her enough for that.
Without these pictures maybe I would be stuck in a place where it would be hard to see everything else.
I don’t have many pictures of me and my children. But it’s amazing to see myself from outside holding my children and having that connection. It brings a lot of emotions to see myself feeding them, nurturing them. Motherhood is not easy. To have a stand still portrait of them, it really shows a lot of emotion and a lot of love. And remind me to stay grounded and strong for them. It’s really sweet to see these pictures.