Menucha Colish Photography

A parts work photo essay is a deeply sacred experience, a gentle and powerful tool in our healing journeys. It’s a gift we offer ourselves, something that goes beyond just capturing images. It taps into the essence of who we are. Through this process, we learn to befriend the parts of ourselves that need more […]

An endless cycle of evolving, shedding skin, and morphing into the next version of myself. “You your best thing, Sethe. You are.” “Me? Me?” (Beloved, 27.273) Pictured: Iman Yusuf

Brotherly love captured on medium format film

Images shot on expired Ilford hp5 plus film using a Bronica ETRS camera.

“A wedding to remember – and photographer!

Menucha is one of a kind, not just in her work but who she is. We wanted a wedding photographer, but were looking for something different than what usually finds today. We wished the moment to be captured, as if you were there seeing it all with your own eye. Raw, unedited; human. Thank G-d, I knew Menucha already and I knew she had the soul we were looking for. It was so easy to work with Menucha. The whole booking experience was made simple, which was important with so much else to plan for in that time. We never needed to check in on/overanalyze her work. She was on time, focused on the work, and knew what she was doing. For our portraits, she made the experience very natural. I normally would be very uncomfortable posing in from of someone else, and would prefer candid’s. But Menucha created quite a wonderful, memorable time & space for my husband and I. Then, just a short time later we received multiple sets of the photos as they came in. It was like unwrapping more joy with every upload. We were well communicated with and shared with throughout the process. She didn’t send us thousands of photos to have to go through ourselves, but hundreds of hand-picked goodies we get to eat the fruits from. From the unedited, to the black-and-whites, to the films, we were taken aback to continuously relive the experience. Menucha made it such a pleasure to work with. And we got exactly what we wanted. Pure, real photos; light and dark, capturing of the essence.”

David and Miryam

Come with me through this journey of the light and the darkness, the brokenness within the wholeness, of stepping into power and authenticity. 

An intimate group of people interested in learning about the 39 melachot, the laws of labor not permitted on shabbat, formed a temporary community of makers and seekers in VA

“I hired Menucha to photograph my parent’s 60th anniversary. The photos were not only beautiful but she also interacted beautifully with all of my family. Four generations in one place is never easy but she managed it all effortlessly – from the oldest to the youngest! And of course the pictures came out beautifully. Highly recommend!”

“Menucha’s photographs capture the everyday joy and love of friends and family. Menucha is so personable and easy to work with. The kids loved her and were more than happy to follow her instructions while having a good time. Menucha is a rare photographer who is focused entirely on the people she working with and […]