The moments that matter most never last long, but they deserve
to be remembered beautifully.
About Your Quad Cities Newborn Photographer
I’m Areli Bowman
Faith is truly the cornerstone of my day to day and business. For people to open up their homes, family, and hearts - to be unashamedly themselves - to put their trust in me to tell their family story is one of the greatest blessings of my life.
The earliest days of parenthood are filled with so much love unfolding in small moments, long nights, and things you don’t realize you’ll miss until they’re already gone.
The simple yet all too sweet moments make up the story of your life. And in my opinion, they are far too beautiful not to capture.
Photographer, wife, mama to three girls, and someone who knows how fast these days disappear
Hi
I specialize in newborn photography for families across the Quad Cities, with most sessions taking place in my Moline, Illinois studio. I am based in Moline, Illinois and serve families throughout Davenport, Bettendorf, and Rock Island. Many parents first meet me during their baby’s first days, and I often continue documenting milestones throughout the first year and into family photographs as their children grow.
Wife and mom to three little girls who keep me grounded and constantly remind me how fast time moves. I’m a lover of good food, iced coffee no matter the weather, and a believer in joy that overflows.
I’m endlessly inspired by the small, ordinary pieces of life that turn out to be
(even when it’s below freezing).
Iced coffee
the most meaningful.
The sound of my girls laughing
during homeschool breaks.
Sunlight pouring through my kitchen window.
The smell of something baking on a slow afternoon.
When I’m not photographing life stories, you’ll find me sewing something just because, or covered in flour in the kitchen.
I’m endlessly inspired by the small, ordinary pieces of life that turn out to be
stories held in stillness, in connection, in the beginning.
Motherhood > Perfection
Calm + baby-led
These are the first days, just as they are. Soft, simple, and held onto in a way that will always feel like you.
Connection > perfection
The kind of love that doesn’t need direction, it just exists.
Beautifully, completely yours.
You’ll never be “just another session” to me.
You’ll be known, cared for, and guided through a session designed around your baby, not a timeline. These early days are slow, tender, and fleeting, and you deserve to feel supported through every part of them. Long after your session ends, these images will hold what it felt like to be right here, at the very beginning.
