The Story:
“As soon as I walked into the Buonavolonta’s apartment tucked away in a hidden little corner of Youngstown, I fell in love. Sam and Melanie are both true artists in every sense – Sam is a musician, and Melanie is a fellow portrait photographer. Youngstown hosts an amazing creative community, and though we have a ton of mutual friends, this was my first experience getting to spend time with the Buonavolontas and really getting to know them.”
“Just three months ago they welcomed their baby girl Tillie into their world, and she is so clearly the light of their entire universe. She’s named after her great-grandmother, and I just love when a name has special meaning like that! We spent the morning hanging out in their eclectic studio apartment, and I absolutely love everything about their bohemian living space.”
“Artwork lines every wall, stacks of books and music decorate the majority of surfaces, plants breathe life into the window sills, and their personalities shine through in every space. Although it seems impossible to pick just one, my favorite little corner of their home might be the glorious wall of mugs in their kitchen.”
From Melanie:
“Carlyn responded to my request for a shoot with enthusiasm and knew exactly what we wanted with no direction at all, she just got it- when we did have ideas she was accommodating and helped us tell a story we will share with our daughter about our first home. We didn’t want to clean until things shined, we didn’t want to contort our bodies nor our space into anything untrue. We wanted to remember.”