Photographers' Favorite Candid Kid Photos

Free Spirit

“My daughter, Annali, has always had a bold and brazen and adventurous spirit. She has never been one to shy away from exploration (sometimes to my chagrin!). And this is the reason that I love this picture. It captures Annali's extroverted and fearless nature. We were upstate, and she had just cut her brow and cheek from jumping across a stream and slipping on a rock. We then decided to go on a nature walk using the magnifying glass that we had for ‘tick checks.’ Annali grabbed the magnifying glass, and she and her good friend Nova, took off in the long grass looking for what? Nature, adventure, freedom. It doesn't really matter. This picture captures, for me, the free spirits that children are, by nature, and Annali’s way of grabbing the moment and going for it...”

-- Terry Doyle, terrydoylephoto.com