When I asked Arie what she wanted to remember, her answer had two parts: how much her family has grown, and the place they've grown up in. Arizona is home for them now, and she wanted photos that held both. So we went to Papago Park, with its red rocks, open desert, and soft evening light. It's a landscape that could only be here, with the people who've made it theirs.

A Black family of four sits outdoors at Papago Park in Phoenix, wearing white and cream outfits, with red rock formations behind them.
A mother in white dress kisses her toddler daughter outdoors near red rock formations at Papago Park in Phoenix.
A mother and older child share a tender moment with a yawning baby at Papago Park in Phoenix.
A happy Black mother smiles while holding infant and young daughter at Papago Park in Phoenix.
Black and white portrait of a young African girl in profile view, wearing a white top and small earring at Papago Park in Phoenix
A mother tenderly holds her sleeping newborn baby close to her chest at Papago Park in Phoenix.
A Black mother and young daughter share a tender nose-to-nose moment outdoors, both wearing white, with red rocks behind them at Papago Park
Family of four in white outfits posing on a hillside at sunset with a scenic desert landscape behind them at Papago Park in Phoenix.
A young girl in white dress holds hands with a woman in white dress on a desert trail at Papago Park in Phoenix.
A smiling Black child is warmly embraced by a woman in a white shirt outdoors near red rock formations at Papago Park in Phoenix.
Black and white photo of a mother breastfeeding her newborn baby, cradling the infant tenderly in her arms at Papago Park in Phoenix.
A Black mother breastfeeding her newborn baby while lying down, with the infant gazing upward at Papago Park in Phoenix.
A smiling Black mother breastfeeds her baby outdoors in natural setting at Papago Park in Phoenix.
A happy Black couple embraces outdoors near red rock formations at dusk at Papago Park in Phoenix.
A mother in white dress breastfeeds newborn while young daughter sits beside her on rocks at Papago Park in Phoenix.
Aerial view of three young Black children lying on a white blanket outdoors, with adults in white clothing beside them at Papago Park.
Black and white photo of a mother tenderly kissing her newborn baby on the forehead at Papago Park in Phoenix.
A joyful Black father smiles while holding his two young children on his lap outdoors at Papago Park in Phoenix.
A joyful Black family of five poses together near red rock formations at dusk at Papago Park in Phoenix
Black family with mother kissing newborn baby held by father outdoors at sunset in a tender moment at Papago Park in Phoenix.
A mother kisses her smiling toddler daughter outdoors, both wearing white, with red rocks and greenery behind them at Papago Park in Phoenix
A mother in a white dress tenderly kisses her young son outdoors near red rock formations at Papago Park in Phoenix.
Black and white photo of a young child resting their head on an adults shoulder, gazing at the camera with expressive eyes at Papago Park.
A parent tenderly holds a sleeping newborn baby against their chest outdoors at Papago Park in Phoenix.
Blurry silhouette of a person in white dress at golden sunset in an open field.

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