08/21/2025
When Alex lost her son, Clark, in 2018, she found comfort in the photos taken during their short time together. Those images became a lifeline and the inspiration behind Captures for Clark.
“In October of 2018, our sweet boy Clark was born sleeping at 22 weeks,” Alex shared. “Even nearly seven years later, I look at our pictures of him every single day and am so grateful for the tiny details and memories they captured—memories that otherwise would have gone forgotten.”
Those photos, taken by a close friend, inspired Alex to leave her full-time teaching job and dedicate herself to birth and bereavement photography. Through Captures for Clark, she offers free photography services to families facing loss so they can have tangible memories of their baby’s life. “Ever since we had to say ‘see you later’ to Clark, I knew I wanted to pay it forward in his honor,” she said.
Her partnership with Missouri Baptist Medical Center began in early 2018 when she signed a contract to provide birth story services and complimentary bereavement photography to families. That relationship has grown into something truly special, from providing Caring Cradles, custom weighted bears, and memory-making supplies for our bereavement room, to recently donating tiny, handmade blankets sewn by her mother’s sewing club for our smallest babies.
“These babies, although small, are still babies. They are someone’s son or daughter, and they deserve a blanket that fits their size,” Alex said.
For Alex, the hope is simple, yet profound. “I want families to know their baby was important, loved, seen, and their life, no matter how short, mattered.”
We are grateful for Alex, for Captures for Clark, and for the many ways they help families find love, dignity, and remembrance during some of their hardest days.
