Stephen Mosher

I am going to tell you a story… about The Connors. Gene and Amy Connor had been trying to get pregnant for a while, and they finally were! And, ever the artists, they had an idea for a series of photographs. We would do nude photos of them in three stages: trying to get pregnant, pregnant, holding the baby. The first photo shoot was easy enough - Amy and Gene had both been dancers, they weren’t nervous about showing their bodies, and Amy had shown her body for some time on Broadway in Oh! Calcutta!. The photos were lovely and I picked the one that would be the foundation for the second and third photos. Only, we couldn’t get the second photo. I kept calling and saying, “It’s time,” and Amy would say, “No we want to do it just before the baby is born, so I’m REALLY pregnant.” I called, she said wait. I called, she said wait. I called, she said wait. Finally, I called and said, “We are doing the photo on Saturday. Please block off the time. I don’t want to wait any longer.”

Sam Connor was born on Tuesday.

(When published in my book I AM GOING TO TELL YOU A STORY... these photos included three black and white photos of mom and dad Gene and Amy Connor in which they appear in a state of undress, so I cannot share them on social media. The book can be purchased on the Blurb Publishing website.)