A Ghra is Irish for "My Love"
Officially Est. 2011
by mother and daughter, Mary Bauer & Melanie Brown
Mary Bauer

"Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still."
My love for photography began on my eighth birthday when my dad gave me my first 'Brownie' camera... Since then I have loved being behind the lens...
The possibilities your camera and imagination can take you are limitless... From the the wonder of a newborn to the amazement of a toddlers first steps... Watching children grow from their first day of school to college graduations... I realize how fleeting childhood can be and how important it is to capture as many moments as you can through all the stages of their lives... My children may disagree, since they joke that they have grown up with a camera always pointed at them, and what they most remember me saying is "just one more the other way"...
I have been blessed with a wonderful family and I thank God each and every day for my husband, kids and grandkids... My parents always encouraged a strong sense of values and faith and to take the time to appreciate the simple things in life... be thankful, be happy and make the world around you a better place ...
My love for photography began on my eighth birthday when my dad gave me my first 'Brownie' camera... Since then I have loved being behind the lens...
The possibilities your camera and imagination can take you are limitless... From the the wonder of a newborn to the amazement of a toddlers first steps... Watching children grow from their first day of school to college graduations... I realize how fleeting childhood can be and how important it is to capture as many moments as you can through all the stages of their lives... My children may disagree, since they joke that they have grown up with a camera always pointed at them, and what they most remember me saying is "just one more the other way"...
I have been blessed with a wonderful family and I thank God each and every day for my husband, kids and grandkids... My parents always encouraged a strong sense of values and faith and to take the time to appreciate the simple things in life... be thankful, be happy and make the world around you a better place ...
Melanie Brown

"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything." - Aaron Siskind.
With an incredible family like mine, wanting to capture and remember every detail of every vacation, party, meal or even afternoon in the backyard seemed normal.
My passion for photography began at a young age with the influence of my mom. She taught me the amazing things that can be captured in a single 'click'. With the infamous line "just one more the other way..." I've learned to look at people and the surroundings in a different and creative way.
I am blessed to have the ability to follow my passion and work along side my best friend, my mom. Without an amazingly supportive husband and encouraging family I would not be where I am today.
With an incredible family like mine, wanting to capture and remember every detail of every vacation, party, meal or even afternoon in the backyard seemed normal.
My passion for photography began at a young age with the influence of my mom. She taught me the amazing things that can be captured in a single 'click'. With the infamous line "just one more the other way..." I've learned to look at people and the surroundings in a different and creative way.
I am blessed to have the ability to follow my passion and work along side my best friend, my mom. Without an amazingly supportive husband and encouraging family I would not be where I am today.