Single Parent Family Photography — Celebrating the Family as It Actually Is
Single parent family photography celebrates the full depth of the parent-child relationship without the implied incompleteness of the conventional two-parent family portrait. A solo parent and their children are a complete family — with their own dynamics, their own traditions, their own ways of being together that are specific to them and worthy of being photographed with as much care and intention as any other family.
Yana Skakun Photography approaches solo parent family sessions with the same warmth, skill and unhurried attention she brings to every family she photographs. Sessions are designed to be relaxed and genuinely enjoyable rather than logistically challenging for one adult managing multiple children and a camera. The approach is documentary and following rather than directing — capturing the family as they actually are.
Including the Parent in the Photographs
One of the specific challenges of solo parent photography is ensuring the parent actually appears in the pictures — the person who is always behind the camera, always the one making the memories, rarely in them. Every single parent family session ensures that the parent is properly photographed alongside their children — not as an afterthought but as the central relationship the session is designed to document.
Sessions for Diverse Family Structures
Single parent families come in many forms — families with one parent present by choice, families navigating shared custody, families that began as two-parent households and became one, and families built independently from the outset. All are equally welcome and equally celebrated. Sessions available across Cambridge, London and East Anglia, with home sessions particularly well-suited to families with young children or complex logistics.