Today brings us to part three of Claudette Carracedo‘s The Mother-Daughter Project. In honor of Mother’s Day on May 11, we’ve been sharing installments of the photos Claudette captured of relationships between women of all ages. This week’s are particularly heartwarming, and a good reminder of how sweet a bit of humor between a mother and daughter can be. If you missed the previous installments, be sure to check out week one and week two.
From Claudette: Laurel, an old classmate of mine, along with her family adopted beautiful Dieulane from Haiti in 2012. And wow. This little girl has such a cheerful and energetic disposition. I’m positive it is a result of being welcomed into such a warm and loving family. When leaving the studio I asked Dieulane for a hug to which she replied: “I’m a big fan of hugs!”
From Claudette: Michelle, a lawyer, and Margaret, a retired pharmacist who immigrated to Canada at the age of 21, have an inspiring and dynamic mother-daughter relationship. Clever, bright, and quick-witted. During our session, we went from Margaret insisting on re-combing Michelle’s hair to having brief discussions on vegetarianism, photography, figure skating, and religion. According to Michelle: “We use to go to the library together almost every week to find books to read, starting before I could barely read. She says she was desperate for me to learn to read so I’d sit quietly and not be such a pest.”