YOU ARE

STILL BECOMING

Five women posing against different solid color backgrounds, dressed in professional and stylish outfits.

I’m photographing 40 women in their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond — and I’d love for you to be one of them.

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Two women posing with a black background and text in the center reading '40 Over 40 Project' and 'Celebrate Your Story.' The woman on the left has blonde hair and wears a pink sequined dress. The woman on the right has black hair and wears a black top with cut-out sleeves.

I don’t think everyone will feel the pull to do something like this, and that’s ok. But if you do - if some part of you already knows it’s time - consider this your invitation.

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A woman with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and light skin, smiling, leaning on a wooden surface, wearing a red dress, a blue and gray statement necklace, and a silver bracelet.
A woman with brown hair, dressed in a black dress and pearls, is sitting on a vintage wooden chair with a red upholstered seat and back. She is posing against a black background, with one arm raised and her hand near her head, looking contemplative.
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It’s going to be an amazing experience, but I’m not going to promise you’ll cry or have some big breakthrough. That’s too much pressure on me and on you! I’m also not here to fix you or hand you a new version of yourself. That is the ongoing journey.

Here’s what I can promise: a few hours where you get to stop performing. Where someone is paying close attention to you for once. And photographs that prove what I saw. And most likely what all your loved ones see.

What you do with that is all yours.

Every single one of these is a real woman who’s done this.

◇ The woman who’s been the one holding the camera at every family event.

◇ The woman who’s had a hard year and wants to witness the woman she has become.

◇ The woman turning fifty who wants to celebrate it.

◇ The woman who hasn’t had a professional photoshoot in thirty years.

◇ The woman who built her own thing after being told she couldn’t.

◇ The woman who’s finally in a season that’s hers.

HOW IT WORKS

  • PHONE CALL MEET & GREET

    We talk about the kind of portraits you’re hoping for and style you love. This. is where we book your date and secure your spot.

  • PLANNING & CONSULTATION

    About a week before, we meet on FaceTime for 15-30 minutes to finalize your outfits. I want to understand exactly what you want out of this.

  • PHOTO SHOOT 10am-2pm

    The fun part. It starts with hair and makeup, then we move through your looks together. I’ll guide every pose - you don’t need to know a thing. Plan something nice afterward: you’ll feel amazing.

  • REVEAL APPOINTMENT

    One to two weeks later, we sit down together and you choose your favorites. Prepare to fall in love with them.

THE 40 OVER 40 PROJECT - $399

  • Pre-session Consultation

  • Professional Hair & Makeup

  • A studio session, up to 2 hours, with me

  • One finished portrait, matted and ready to frame

  • Your portrait and story featured in the project magazine, alongside the other women

  • A celebration event where the women come together and your portrait is shown

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What it costs:

Here’s what I know after doing this for years: you’re going to fall in love with your images. Every woman does.

After you see them, we’ll talk about bringing more home - prints, albums, wall art.

The price itself is $399, and that covers everything above.

Includes a Zoom reveal ordering appointment where we choose your images together.

Collections run $1,099 to $3,599. Additional images are $99 each.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

  • A woman with shoulder-length wavy red hair, blue eyes, and a nose piercing, sitting in front of a rustic wooden backdrop. She is wearing a black top, a rust-colored cardigan with lace details, and ripped jeans. She has jewelry including rings and layered necklaces, and is resting her arms on a brown fabric-covered surface.

    Kristie, 47

    The hardest thing about becoming your own woman is learning how to be who you are and show up in that in a really authentic way.

  • A woman with blonde hair, wearing a sparkling knee-length dress and heels, is smiling while kneeling on a white bench in a beautifully decorated room with a chandelier, pampas grass, and a cream-colored sofa.

    Sherine, 47

    Sometimes as we age and go through different seasons in our life... we become a mom, we become a wife... sometimes we lose our own selves.

  • Woman with light brown hair in loose waves, wearing a navy blue dress, gold jewelry, and a smartwatch, smiling and posing against a gray wall.

    Helene, 41

    I got really emotional because I haven't seen myself that way in what seems like forever. It's something I'll be able to show my kids down the road and they'll be able to remember me that way.

  • A woman with long blonde hair in a red dress sitting on a white sofa, smiling, wearing jewelry including a heart-shaped necklace, rings, a bracelet, and painted nails.

    Tammy, 51

    It has been about 30 years since I have been professionally photographed It's taken me 30 years and I'm really excited. I'm glad I did this and I'm ready to do it again.

WATCH THE WOMEN OF THE LAST ROUND OF 40 OVER 40

Frequently Asked Questions

  • If we didn’t talk about outfits beforehand, bring two to five outfits and we’ll finalize together. Shop your own closet first — I’d rather see the thing that’s actually you than something bought for the occasion. And look in the back of it for the one you love and never have a reason to wear. This is the reason.

    Also, feel free to browse my Pinterest board for ideas.

  • I recommend booking 1-2 months in advance.

  • 10445 SW Canyon Rd. Suite 220 Beaverton, the brown building with the bird mural.

    There’s one indoor flight of stairs, so tell me ahead of time if you need a hand. Text me when you park.

  • Yes. Digitals are priced the same as the collections.

  • Almost everyone says a version of this before they come. You don’t have to know what to do — that’s my job, and I’ll talk you through the whole thing. Most women tell me afterward it was easier and more fun than they expected.

SEE LAST ROUND’S MAGAZINE

Magazine published by Marjorie Dizon of Dizon Photography at culmination of 40 Over 40 Campaign Round 1 in 2022-2023.

THIS IS YOUR INVITATION

There are 40 spots, and I read every application myself.

This isn’t a typical form. There are no wrong answers - I’m just trying to understand who you are, and whether this is the right home for your story right now. Take your time. Say the true thing, it’s usually what you answer first so don’t edit it down so much.

ABOUT MARJ

I’m Marj. I’ve been a photographer for over 20 years, and I’ve spent most of my life behind the camera — which is exactly why I know what it costs to never be in front of it… all the years when I didn’t exist in photographs.

For years I had very few photographs of myself. Not because I wasn’t there — because I didn’t feel free to be fully seen. It didn’t feel safe. I understand that now in a way I didn’t then. It’s part of why I do this work.

So when I tell you I see what you’re carrying, I mean it. I’ve been on the other side of the lens, and I know the quiet relief of finally being looked at — really looked at — by someone who isn’t trying to fix you.

I’d be honored to photograph you.

A woman with long, voluminous hair wearing a black blouse and earrings, holding a magazine titled "40 Over 40" in front of a dark background.