Durango Family Photographer – The Jerry’s

Meet the the Jerry family who came to us all the way from Oklahoma for a one-of-a-kind Durango Colorado destination family photo session!

Finding the Perfect Photographer

Being from Oklahoma, Jerry family wanted the historic Animas River as the backdrop for their destination family portrait session.  From their Oklahoma home, they surfed the web, searching all of the photographers in Durango! In the end, after an exhaustive search, they decided that Carwell Aukerman Photography was the family photographer for them!  We felt so privileged! 

Along the Banks of the Animas River

For this destination family session, Mom and Dad requested to be photographed on the spectacular Animas River. We love working with families to capture the special bonds they share that are unique to each family unit. During their family session, we joked, we played, and we cut up it up! Anything and everything to capture this fabulous family’s real emotion and essence.  

The kids, Adilee and Huston, took their part seriously by whispering the silliest thing they could think of to their parents to keep everyone laughing.  During this family session, all of the laughter and jokes made everyone forget that we were even taking photos. 

This is our favorite way to do a session! It’s those special ties that aim to capture when working with families. No two families are alike and it is in these innocent moments that we can capture the true essence of your familial unit! 

After we finished the family photo session, a good old-fashioned rock-skipping extravaganza on the Animas River ensued. The jury is still out on who the winner was, but in our opinion, with the amount of fun we had, everyone was a winner on this day! 

The Jerry family is sweet, loving, and so MUCH FUN to be around and spend time with!!! Thank you for making the journey all the way to Durango, Colorado, and giving us the privilege to be your family photographer!