Rachel’s Bat Mitzvah was amazing – she is one of the most self-confident and poised girls I have ever met.  A few weeks before her big event I met with Rachel to record a brief sound byte for her Bat Mitzvah video montage – she felt so at ease in front of the camera and spoke with such grace that it was easy to forget that I was talking to a 13-year-old.  I was really honored to photograph Rachel and her family.  Big thanks to Robin Kimberly for helping me capture the party.