Nichol Krupp Photography

Because of HER…

And because of HIM…

AND HIM TOO…and DO YOU SEE THAT SMILE ON MY FACE?

Because THEY NEED US…

And WE make THEM smile…

We GIVE them HOPE…

And we GIVE them LOVE…

Because They DESERVE a CHILDHOOD TOO…

And So Does SHE…

And SHE…

And THEM…

 Because it is MY PASSION and in MY HEART…

AND…. Because I think a PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.

That my friends is WHY!!!

~N

Mom brought some very special stuff to this session to document with Baby Audrey.  The pillow was made out of Grandma’s Wedding dress and the Pearl necklace was her Great Grandmother’s I believe.  Love it when parents plan like this and bring special things that incorporate well into “the story”

Mom,  you were a breathe of fresh air in our studio with a great sense of humor to boot.  We enjoyed your company and you just letting me to my thing.  I hope you enjoy what was captured.

~N

Meet “J”  She was the sweetest little thing with the biggest eyes ever – LOVE how they sparkled.  She had a very rough start to her life as her birth mother was not exactly kind to her while she was in the womb.  Then she was saved by an amazing woman who is now her REAL MAMMA and who has nursed her back to health with love and compassion and kisses and time and devotion to her life long well-being.  Miss “J” was very serious at first and THEN… THEN…THE LADY GA-GA came on. She turned into an different person.  She was rockin out like nobody’s business with a smile on her face as she crawled in across my hardwood floors of the studio in “the splits.”   The images speak for themselves in the sense of how absolutely beautiful and magical she is.

Well,  I am home safely as most of you know and let me tell you,  it was a journey like no other I have ever traveled.  It was an endless roller coaster ride of ups, downs, tears, smiles, greatness, lack of sleep, filth, rubble, lack of food, dehydration, hard work, cuddles, kisses, and a gift beyond anything I will EVER be able to describe to you in words.  I would only recommend you consider going on the journey yourself someday.  But if you choose not to it is okay. It is not for everyone.  It is however, FOR ME. A piece of my HEART will ALWAYS be in Haiti.  A piece of it was left there intentionally and I will venture there as often as I can to do what I can to contribute to the health and healing of these incredible people.  Their smiles are contagious, their  laughter infectious, their hugs beyond words, their hard work commendable, their pride amazing and their resilience UNDESCRIBABLE.  So for those of you who don’t ever plan on going and seeing it for yourself I will do my best over the next few weeks to use my images in such a way that you can attempt to live vicariously through me and what I experienced.  Hopefully it will inspire you to reach out to someone in your community or somewhere across the globe and do what you can to create change for the better.  As for me…I have officially found my purpose.  I have found my TRUE PASSION.  I am content with that and look forward to continuing the journey.

This image speaks volumes to me and brings tears to my eyes nearly every time I look at it.  This little girl was in the pediatric tent of the field hospital I was working in.  As you can see, she is amazingly vibrant. She would constantly reach her arms out to me.  She wanted held.  Nearly ALL of the children want held.  They will not get down EVER unless you put them down.  They will remain in your arms for hours and hours if you let them all the while soaking up every ounce of love that you have to offer.  I visited the pediatric tent often.  It put a smile on my face late at night after a day of seeing so much pain and devastation – after seeing people pass away and babies dying.

She gave me more than anything I could have ever blessed her with.  She will never know how much but oh how I loved spending the week with her. She was the epitome of resilience.  Surrounded by illness in the beds all around her she always had a smile and a kiss to blow to you. She even learned how to say “I love you” in English.  I just adore her.   SWEET SWEET  little girl….HOW I MISS YOU!  Until we meet again…

I have traveled many places and never seen the natural beauty like that I saw from the people of Haiti.  I think the EYES of this next child speak volumes as well. No need to interpret what she is thinking.  I think they scream….. “HOPE”

This next image just shows some of the sheer devastation that has occurred in Port Au’ Prince.  I could not get over how people were still hanging out underneath some of this rubble.  Concrete was dangling from re-bar all over the place.  Pieces of it falling at random. But you see there is nowhere for them to go.  There are people EVERYWHERE.  It is hot, has started to rain and it is muddy, there is raw sewage in the streets and they are craving shelter of any kind.

I adored this woman. She was sitting amidst total destruction. It was ALL AROUND HER.  It looked like a bomb had gone off and she sat there with her herbs and goods with a smile on her face.

People were waiting wherever they could in the beating sun for hours without water seeking medical care for themselves and their children.  Their ailments varied from parasites, worms and scabies, to horrible secondary infections where people were septic, needed amputations, or had terrible burns and wounds like nothing I have ever seen in my life.

WAITING WAITING WAITING…

Buildings completely flattened and those still in the process…

More EYES for you to decipher what she might be thinking.  Again…self-explainatory.

A FLAWLESS PIECE OF PERFECTION…

And her big sister…LA LA

Hopefully we can change her story so that the next time I visit her she will have a smile on her face.  Sadness is abundant for her right now.

Mom loved the camera…the little one was not quite so sure.

And I must end for now with a SMILE….an infectous little boy named IVENZ who captured my heart and a little boy who was described by Dr. Stryker as “PURE MAGIC”  He asked me if I would be his mommy.  I would take him in a heartbeat without even flinching…however, he is one of the fortunate ones to have a mommy of his own.  I miss you my Lil’ Friend! You are definitely MAGICAL.

PEACE!!!

~Niki

I loved photographing her.  I love her parents.  They waited a VERY long time for her arrival.  She was just the tiniest little peanut and definitely a piece of PERFECTION.  Finally, I LOVED watching her mom watch “HER”

It is that time of year again!  Time for Graduation Announcements! I have posted the examples to our website. You will click on client proofing and your password is Graduation. (It is case sensitive) Please contact us at the studio A.S.A.P. if you are interested so that we can get those rolling for you!  989*893*7700