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A.J. Deshotels’ Catalina State Park Family Session

The Deshotels family gathered in Tucson during a cross-country trip and made time for portraits at Catalina State Park during monsoon season.

October 4, 2022 13 photographs

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Five adults pose together among desert plants with mountains and cloudy sky behind them.

An older couple holds hands in the foreground while the larger family group stands softly behind them.

One adult and five children pose together beneath a desert tree in coordinated warm-toned clothing.

An older couple turns toward one another in a close portrait framed by desert greenery.

A couple poses together among tall saguaros and pale desert groundcover.

About the shoot

A Family Gathering in the Desert

Primarily from Missouri, the family had children and relatives coming in from across the country. After the father was diagnosed with cancer and before chemotherapy began, they chose to take a trip across America together and document that season with family photographs in Tucson.

Four women pose together among saguaros with a dark cloud bank behind them.

Two women pose together among saguaros beneath a dark, cloud-filled sky.

Three family members pose together in front of a saguaro and dense desert vegetation.

Four adults stand closely together beneath desert trees beside a tall saguaro cactus.

A couple poses closely together with tall saguaros and dark clouds behind them.

Three women stand closely together among tall saguaros beneath a dramatic cloudy sky.

Two women in yellow and rust dresses stand together among saguaros beneath stormy clouds.

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