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Toledo Location Lifestyle Photographer

Cynthia is a Toledo Location Lifestyle Photographer. She shoots on location lifestyle and storytelling photography and serves the Toledo, Sylvania, Maumee, Holland, Perrysburg, Oregon and Northwest Ohio areas. She is available for maternity, newborn, baby, children and family portraits and documentary photo sessions.


A Year of Stories – The Slide

She was on a mission this summer to go down the big water slide at the city pool. The pool had a rule that to use the big slide, you have to know how to swim at least 10 yards. She worked so hard in swim class to get to that goal. I think looking at that big slide and watching tons of kids go down it each day was motivating for her. She waited and waited to take the swim test until after swim lessons were over. Yesterday was her day and she did it! She was so proud of herself. I watched her climb up those steps to the top of slide and joyfully go down with a huge smile on her face. Watching her meet her goal was wonderful to witness.

Toledo Location Lifestyle Photographer girl in pool swimming photo by Cynthia Dawson Photography

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