Hey, Mama! I'm Amanda.

I'm the owner and lead photographer of Berkana Photography Studios. But more importantly, I'm a mom — just like you.

Motherhood was always my dream, but when my son was born in 2018, I found myself in a place I never expected: battling postpartum depression and psychosis. What should have been a season of firsts and sweet baby snuggles became a fog of fear, tears, and loneliness. I felt invisible, like I'd vanished beneath the title of "mom."

What I didn't know then is that postpartum depression affects your memory.

Entire moments from my son's first year are gone — milestones, giggles, and tender everyday magic, lost to the haze of survival. The heartbreak of forgetting those irreplaceable moments is something I wouldn't wish on any mother.

That's why I picked up my camera. That's why I became a motherhood photographer.

I'm here to give you more than beautiful photos. I'm here to give you a lifeline back to these fleeting days - proof of your love, your strength, your presence. So when time feels like it's slipping through your fingers, you'll have something real to hold on to.

Because you are more than "just Mom."

YOU ARE EXTRAORDINARY.

And you deserve to see yourself the way your family does: irreplaceable, cherished, and absolutely worthy of being in the frame.