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In this episode, I talk with Molly Flanagan. Molly is a mother of three, she runs the Define School with Kelly Hatcher and teaches a class there titled Visual Storytelling. Molly photographs families in their homes as they are. In her photographs of her own family and of families she photographs, Molly strives to celebrate the heart of the home - not domestic perfection but the nurturing and comfort offered there. And, like me, her kids are raising mail ordered butterflies at the moment.

In episode 18,  I talked with Jennifer Tonetti-Spellman. When we spoke, Jenn was expecting a new baby in a few weeks. I asked if she was going to have a birth photographer. She said no but Molly Flanagan was coming to her house after her baby was born. You can see those photos here.

In this interview with Molly Flanagan, we talk about how she began photographing her family and how her work evolved from posing families in the park to documenting families at home. We also talk about how she travelled the United States with her family last summer, photographing and teaching along the way.

You can find out more about Molly Flanagan: Website, Define School, Instagram, Facebook,

Do you have a family photograph question? A guest suggestion or a topic you’d love to hear on the show? Go to Contact Us, choose TWiP Family and type away.

This year I’m doing a 365 Project: taking a sharing a photo from every day of 2016. You can see my project and the projects of other TWiP Family listeners on Flickr in the TWiP Family 365 Project 2016 group. We’d love to have you join us there. It’s never too late.