Morning Owl Fine Art Photography San Diego Military Homecoming Photographer

26/07/2025

Where I've be the last couple days :D

We are very excited to welcome the Women Veteran's Glamping retreat to the campground! Thank you for your service, ladies! 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙

26/07/2025

My Heroes GYSGT Gary Soper and GYSGT Larry Soper. I had the honor of being their Guardian on Honor Flight and today I have the honor of being invited to Marine Corp Bootcamp Graduation to watch Larry’s Grandson become their family’s 9th (!!!!) Marine.

19/07/2025

18/07/2025

Today is National Tattoo Day. In 2017, Chief Petty Officer Rawiri Barriball became the first sailor in the Royal New Zealand Navy to be permitted to get the traditional Māori full-facial tattoo.

17/07/2025

17/07/2025

🎉 Honoring a Colleague: 2 Key Steps for an Unforgettable Retirement Speech 🎤⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

Step 1: Highlight Their Achievements (bragging rights)

Step 2: Share Personal Anecdotes. 🙌🏼⁣
⤴️ don't forget!!

Coming together to bid farewell to a cherished colleague. By acknowledging their accomplishments and recounting heartfelt memories, you can create an emotional tribute that captures the essence of your service members time with us. 🗒️💬

My new favorite photo to capture at Retirements is whom ever is having a speech, looking over at the retiring service member!

Morning Owl Fine Art Photography San Diego Military Homecoming Photographer
By Morgan Liberatore

08/07/2025

Petty Officer Scott Ruskan saved 165 people during his first rescue mission of his career. https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/coast-guard-member-saved-165-flood-victims-scott-ruskan

06/07/2025

20/06/2025

“This just happens.” is something stillbirth parents hear pretty often from their providers.

"This just happens" is not an explanation for why a baby dies.
⁣
When a parent asks why their baby died, they deserve more than a shrug. More than vague language. More than a pat on the shoulder and silence.⁣
⁣
🖤 They deserve answers.
🖤 They deserve honesty.
🖤 They deserve providers willing to say, “We don’t always know but we’ll help you understand everything we do know.”⁣
⁣
There is a reason, but sometimes we don’t (or can’t) know what it is.

That distinction matters.

❤️A baby doesn’t die for no reason.
❤️But sometimes, even with every test available, we’re left with no clear explanation, so the death is labeled “unexplained” but that doesn’t mean it was random, meaningless, or that there wasn’t a reason.

It just means:
🧪 Medicine hasn’t found it yet.
🔍 Or, we didn’t have the tools, timing, or evidence to see it.

Other times we do know.

Sometimes it’s preventable.
Sometimes there were red flags.
Sometimes someone didn’t listen.
⁣
And when we brush it off as a mystery, when we avoid the hard conversations, we rob families of closure, accountability, and healing.⁣
⁣
Every loss matters. Every baby matters. Every parent deserves the truth even when it’s hard.⁣

Saying “the reason is unknown” instead of “there is no reason” honors the reality and complexity of stillbirth.

-Love,
Flor Cruz
Badassmotherbirther

02/12/2023

One of my new favorite photos taken yesterday. AZC Jay has faithfully served in the Navy and I am blessed to have been able to capture some studio images and her retirement ceremony.

28/11/2023

I am so excited to have my studio space up and running again! Our house flood took a toll on us for an entire year.... Going through damaged storage items was painful. I am so grateful to get to be doing this again. You'll see this Chief again pretty soon! For her retirement. We shot this for legacy purposes and to have an updated photo on her retirement program.

Morning Owl Fine Art San Diego

20/11/2023

It’s the holidays and many service members are away from home!

Crown Royal has this AMAZING PROGRAM! I've used it for my spouse while he was deployed.

Y’all, this is completely FREE to do and literally takes five seconds!

Care packages mean so much to our military all through the year, but especially over the holidays.

Click this link ➡️ pack.crownroyal.com

And then SHARE!

Crown Royal Gift That Keeps On Giving