“There is freedom waiting for you,
On the breezes of the sky,
And you ask, “What if I fall?”
Oh, but my darling,
What if you fly?”
A dear friend of mine recently reminded me of this quote, which has circled many a pinterest and etsy board, and it feels so pertinent right now.
Once flying was in my head, I felt like everyone was flying… much like when starting looking for a red car, there are suddenly red cars everywhere.
I even began to see flying in my own work, so I have dedicated this end of year, beginning of the new year, post to flying and all of the flying
photos I have taken in 2016.
Oh, but the fall, the big bad fall!
Sigh, I think we’ve all been afraid to fall, but I’m learning that the flight is actually very amazing and if you do take the time to scroll down, you will see the
immense joy on every single child, family, husband and wife and even dog’s face that is in flight.
It struck me so hard when I realized, this simple simple thing. What. If. You. Fly.
So, the short version to a very long story is that I’m inspired. I want to fly!
I’ve been contemplating change in my photography work for several months now, but figuring out how to convince you dear reader, or
how to implement the change has been my hurdle. What if I fall?!!
The change I am after is authenticity.
I’m not going to bore you with my narrative about how I feel like Instagram, Facebook, and the social media world is hindering authenticity.
I’m inspired to start telling stories again, and more specifically your story.
I’m interested in the ordinary, how you spend your time, how you interact with your family, with your friends.
Who are you? As in, who are you really? Not who do you post, or share or curate, but what is truly a real moment in your life.
What makes you fly?!
What are your daily activities, how do you spend time with your kids, what do you wear when you are comfortable?
Who are you with when you are happy?
I believe that the ordinary is really interesting and worth remembering.
I am going to shift my photography focus closer to lifestyle documentary.
That is where my heart has been since the beginning, since I studied photojournalism at the now closed Western Academy of Photography with amazing peers like
Tim Smith, Jennifer Klementi, Mike Berard, Adrian Marcoux, just to name a few.
I also worked in newspaper in Squamish, BC and Canmore, AB and interned at Magnum Photos in New York City and studied at the International Centre of Photography in NYC,
and that past is really really important to me.
So, I’m announcing that I have come full circle, and I’m hoping you dear clients and readers trust me with your story telling.
2017 is going to be a great year of telling your real stories; your extraordinary ordinary.
I’d like to do a giveaway for 2017, to inspire you to help inspire me.
I’d like for you to share below and comment on what is your extraordinary, what moments do you wish could be captured in your life.
Be honest! Lets all be a little more honest.
I will randomly draw a winner in 10 days, and that person will receive a 2 hr lifestyle documentary session with me.
Travel is NOT included in this giveaway, but I have some travel planned for 2017 (Newfoundland, British Columbia…maybe international) so please
enter and we will work to make the connection happen.
by rachel
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