Arya Nihira

A little life, in frames · est. 2025

Arya Nihira

Photo dumps and small films of one growing girl — collected by her dad, one golden hour at a time.

Prosper, Texas · Shot on Sony A1 & Fujifilm X100VI

Arya in her dad's arms by the window, holding his finger
№ 000 — the cover frame Sony A1

Photo dumps

Unfiltered, out of order, exactly as they happened. New dumps land here first, then Instagram.

Dump № 01 · The very first days

Newborn Arya smiling in a big pink bow, holding two fingers
hello, worldday one
Arya cradled in her amma's arms as a newborn
safe in amma's armsSony A1
Arya swaddled and fast asleep in a little white cap
the deepest sleepweek one

Dump № 02 · At home

Arya laughing in her amma's arms in matching floral
giggles with ammaSony A1
Arya in a tiny chef hat and apron, laughing with a mixing bowl
head chef, pastry dept.Sony A1
Arya in a knitted bear beanie with little ears
little bearwinter
Arya at home in soft window light
afternoon lightat home
A quiet everyday moment with Arya
small momentsat home
Arya in an everyday frame from her dad's pocket camera
everyday magiciPhone 16 Pro

Dump № 03 · Out in the world

Arya in a sun hat sitting on white sand, meeting the ocean
first time meeting the oceaniPhone 16 Pro
Arya smiling in her amma's arms by a coral beach storefront
boardwalk morningswith amma
Arya out and about
out and aboutspring
Arya on a weekend outing
weekend wanderingspring

Little films

Short vlogs, graded slow and warm. S-Log3, Phantom LUTs, and a lot of patience.

Film 01 — paste YouTube embed

Film № 0116:9 · 4K

Film 02 — paste YouTube embed

Film № 0216:9 · 4K
Why this site exists

Arya — your amma and I started this the year you were born, so that someday you can scroll back to the very beginning.

Every frame here was worth stopping for. You were worth stopping for.