The name Anne Geddes is synonymous with precious children in creative
backgrounds. She is known in North and South America, Europe, the British Isles,
Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. She is often called "One if the world's most respected
and successful professional photographers," because of her ability to "capture the
imagination and hearts of people around the globe" (Biography 1). The heart of Anne's
success is her "deep and abiding love" for children (Biography 1). She has a unique style
and her artistic vision distills all we could dream of cherishing in babies and infants.
Although people would never know that Anne hasn't always photographed babies,
she actually started her profession at the age of 25. Anne states, "I had always loved
looking at photographs, but unfortunately when I was still at school, there were no
photography courses, and I never really considered being a photographer myself. I didn't
even think it was an option until I was 25, and in a position where I could make a career
change" (Conversation 1). Anne says that her creative venues for photographing children
came from her desire to be different. She said it didn't look realistic for children to come
to a studio dressed up when that aspect didn't portray the real personality of the child.
Anne used to ask her clients, "When your child has grown and left home, would you
rather have a formal photograph to look back on, or an image which reminds you of the
baby's wonderful and unique personality at the age of two" (Conversation 1). Evidently,
her idea caught on like wild fire and she has been out of control ever since her career
When asked about the difficulty of photographing babies, Anne replied, "Children
have absolutely no respect for photographers, but I don't really find them difficult to
photograph at a...