A little bit more about me… I’ve been photographing things for over 30 years now (I know it’s hard to believe I started when I was 2! lol) and for the past 20 years a professional photographer. It all started with a cute little Nikon EM film camera I purchased in Melbourne. I was captivated by flowers and sunlight (I still am to be honest! Hence the above photo!). From the very fist time I started photographing objects I was engaged in something where time disappeared and there was a sense of happiness within me. 

After a few years of playing around with the backyard flora and a few friends, my career into photography took off and I was photographing families, weddings and the occasional business headshot. I pretty much took my camera with me wherever I went (you never know when an opportunity presents itself. So when digital cameras came along I was very excited! No more film processing (although I did miss the beautiful feel of film photography) but digital had more flexibility and obviously you could see the images immediately. This allowed me to play even more with objects, sunlight and anyone who would stand still long enough for me to photograph them. 

10 years ago when I met my now husband, we embarked on a series of regular outings to various locations around our coastline.  He was very good at capturing landscape images and I loved the finer details of a scene. The idea was for each of us to capture whatever took our liking in a scene but to hopefully end up with shots that would compliment each other as he took shots of the wider environment and me, the details. After each shoot we could come home feeling refreshed and satisfied with our efforts. And one thing I reflected on was the feeling of calm and mindfulness in the outing. And so I began journalling in conjunction with the photoshoots as a ways of coping with various life pressures and to learn more about myself.