Avery’s Bat Mitzvah: October 31, 2024
This was a lovely albeit, early morning spent with my good friend’s daughter, I go back quite a bit with this family; and today was my opportunity to photograph this darling of a daughter. Avery was quite spectacular. We met in the dark of dawn outside Adath Israel, and waited patiently for the morning light whilst photographing (for those that know) with a low f-stop, slow shutter, and a high ISO. Avery and I walked around, we chatted, we snapped, we took some unusual photos that I’ve never taken with other kids at Adath before, always a delight for me, and we kept going until parents and grandparents showed up for their time in front of my camera. Once we were sure everyone was included, we headed inside for a delightful ceremony. Avery was quite amazing, she led the service in its entirety, which was pretty spectacular. The ubiquitous candy was thrown, the warm words from grandparents and parents were spoken, and we headed off to a delicious brunch whilst waiting for the party on Saturday night. Mazal Tov guys, way to go.
