A lot of people ask me what my favorite subject is to photograph. Through my years as a photographer, this answer has changed: nature, sports, social documentary. Today, I’ve decided to come clean. I’m one of those guys who always talks about his children … well, child, in this case (at least until early July!!). This is Lucy, my daughter, who is 20 months old.

Only 20 months, yet, I can’t even remember a time when she wasn’t in my life. She looks a lot like her Mom, thankfully, and also has a lot of her Mom’s personality, thankfully. Eating apples off the ground she gets from me … OK, that apple she’s eating didn’t really come from off the ground.

She does have my blue eyes. I can’t tell you how many photos we have of her, and yet, it never seems to be enough. She’s hands-down my favorite subject. I know that’s not what a lot of photographers would think of as provocative, sexy, daring, adventurous, cutting edge or what have you, but that’s where I am in life, and I’m happier than I’ve ever been. I honestly believe that all the other work I do as a photographer has become better as a result.

–Andy Sawyer