Do you realize, that your ordinary days are filled with small precious moments that should be documented for life? Kissing the tears of your child away, the jokes during the days, the love, the care. All these moments are so easy to forget, while they tell everything about your family life!
Family makes a house a home
Military families are always on the move. PCS-ing every couple of years, following your loved one to his/her new base. New house, new school, new neighbors, new friends. Building a new livelihood can be tough, especially when the kids grow older and are longing for a place to settle.
But wherever the armed forces send you, you will make the new place a home. How? Because it’s your family that makes a house a home!
Let me capture your daily life!
Let me capture your daily family life! During a 4 hour session, I document all your ordinary family moments. Home schooling, doing groceries, picking up the kids from school, eating a snack, nap-time, having some fun, dinner or prepare for bedtime. And how normal these moments might sound: they do tell the story of your family. A story that you have to treasure for the rest of your life! I promise you: the images will be priceless and a precious keepsake!
Currently available for sessions in Europe
Please reach out if you are interested in a day in the life photosession of your militairy family. At the moment, I don’t have any travel plans to the USA. But you can always shoot a message!
For Europe – especially the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany – I would love to have an opportunity to document your family life!
About the project
Documenting US military family life is a photo project of Esther Malmberg. The project started when we – as a Dutch military family – moved to Montgomery, AL for ACSC. I had the opportunity to document the life of several families in Alabama: all photosessions are precious keepsakes for those families.
Despite moving back to the Netherlands in the summer of 2021, I decided to continue my personal project! Whenever I’m in an area where American military families are stationed, I try to plan a couple of “day in the life photosessions”. So happy I could travel to Colorado, Kansas and Germany for this project!
All families linked with the US armed forces can sign up for a documentary photosession at their own house. All sessions are free of charge. In return, I do ask full permission to use the images on social media, website and (possible) publications.
You will receive all selected images in high resolution within 4 weeks after the photosession.
International awards
Did you know: some of the images have won international prices! A Fearless Family Award is one of the highest appreciated awards for documentary photographers.
