Last March, I stood behind my camera with hands that have captured hundreds of stories—but this time, the story was ours. My baby sister Shanna, glowing with that unmistakable mix of nerves and joy, stood alongside her husband, Wolfe as they waited for their greatest adventure yet: a baby boy who would turn their world into something new.

Some moments feel like pure magic, and Carlin’s St. Patrick’s Day maternity session in Annapolis was one of them. As the golden sun dipped b