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May 19, 2015

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Family Photography NYC High Line

Words + Pictures by Angela Cappetta
Family Photography NYC High Line shot with flash and available light.
 
Sometimes, the simplest definition of family is all that matters. Such is the case with this shoot.  These Chelsea residents have taken to walking together on the Highline to demonstrate a shared daily ritual. 
 
And one day, they asked me to come along, so I did. Hence, this is what I came away with. A story of tender family moments surely commemorated in a simple and honest way.
 

family

Syllabification: fam·i·ly: /ˈfam(ə)lē/A person or people related to one and so to be treated with a special loyalty or intimacy: 
I could not turn him away, for he was family
 
 
 
Family Photography NYC High Line

 

Miriam Webster Definition of Family:

Enumerated, plural families1a : the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children; also: any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family

  • a single-parent family

b : spouse and children 

  • want to spend more time with my family

2: a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head : household3a : a group of persons of common ancestry : clanb : a people or group of peoples regarded as deriving from a common stock : race4a : a group of people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation: fellowshipb : the staff of a high official (such as the President)5: a group of things related by common characteristics: such asa : a closely related series of elements or chemical compoundsb : a group of soils with similar chemical and physical properties (such as texture, pH, and mineral content) that comprise a category ranking above the series and below the subgroup in soil classificationc : a group of related languages descended from a single ancestral language

Family Enumerated:

plural families1a : the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children; also: any of various social units differing from but regarded as equivalent to the traditional family 

  • a single-parent family

b : spouse and children 

  • want to spend more time with my family

2: a group of individuals living under one roof and usually under one head : household

3a : a group of persons of especially of common ancestry : clanb : a people or group of peoples regarded as deriving from a common stock : race 

4a : a group of people united by certain convictions or a common affiliation: fellowship b : the staff of a high official (such as the President)

5: a group of things significantly related by common characteristics: such asa : a closely related series of elements or chemical compounds b : a group of soils with similar chemical and physical properties (for example texture, pH, and mineral content) that comprise a category ranking above the series and below the subgroup in soil classification c : a group of related languages descended from a single ancestral language