Parents document their children’s lives in photos. Moms used to use their personal digital cameras and nowadays use their smartphones and tablets to capture moments. Sadly, a lot of those photos stay on their phones.

Then, there is the other end of the spectrum. Moms who are professional photographers or novice photographers who have studied the art and craft of taking a good photo.These talented mothers use their skill and professional eye to capture moments in their children’s lives like no other.

All of a sudden, childhood then becomes magical…as in these photos taken by mom photographers that 9Gag curated: