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Dreamers | Amy Seeley

December 18, 2012 · 6 Comments

After stumbling into my personal project with Jerome, I was a little bit worried about losing momentum, about not following through. With this second instalment of Dreamers I’ve regained faith in the knowledge that this will indeed be a series. It will continue, because keeping it alive keeps a fire burning, a fire I wish never to go out.

In early December I spent time in Kansas City with Amy Seeley. Amy is an incredible woman, so gentle, sweet, and talented in so many ways. Her music has been a huge inspiration and companion to me for some time now, but not only that, she also has an incredible eye for photography, just take a look at her beautiful Instagram account for starters.

Spending time chasing the sun above the ceilings of Kansas City with Amy will be one of those memories I will treasure forever. And later that night, sitting in Amy’s living room, listening to her singing one of my favourite songs, Mile Marker, I felt so incredibly grateful that following my heart had led me to that moment in time.

Later in the week I got to witness Amy becoming Mrs Messenger in a beautiful wedding ceremony. Looking at these images now, I feel I can see her hopes and dreams for her marriage reflected on her face, something that make these some of my favourite photos I’ve ever taken. Knowing what a good and sweet man she married, my heart really does burst with joy for her.

Dear Amy, I feel so lucky to be a part of your life, you truly are the kindest person I know. Thank you for sharing your spirit, and all your beautiful gifts with the world. x

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Categories : ALL SESSIONS, Brand Portraits, Editorial, OTHER PHOTOGRAPHY, PERSONAL & PRESS, Projects, Solo Portraits Tagged : Amy Messenger, Amy Seeley, artist portrait, Dreamers, Kansas City, Personal, photography, Portraiture

Dreamers | Jerome Alexander of Message to Bears

November 22, 2012 · 15 Comments

This blog post means a great deal to me. It is both a return to something familiar, and the beginning of something new. Before I shot weddings, before I got lucky enough to be too busy to think about anything but weddings, I used to make a lot of personal work. Photography was an outlet for my ideas and an expression of what was going on inside. And while I obviously love love love calling photography work now, for the longest time I’ve missed not making personal work, not shooting anything just for myself.

Sure, I’ve talked about starting a personal project. A lot. I’ve abused Instagram and I’ve tried to complete a 365 project on the iPhone. But it is not the same. When ever I thought about a ‘proper’ personal project, I felt it should be something… grand, something with a wider reach, something that would help people… and yes, that’s something I still want to do down the line. But I realised that in order to start making more personal work, I have to start with something more straightforward. I have to start from within. I have to start with what gives me joy, right now.

So, almost by accident, I finally stumbled onto a project. The music of  Message to Bears has been hugely inspirational to me for a while now. Many a wedding has been edited to the beautiful songs written by Jerome Alexander, and I felt this huge pull to spend some time with this man and make a few photos along the way. When we got together and walked around Southwark chatting about music and chasing the sun, a feeling of a flame being ignited took over. I had nearly forgotten how amazing it felt to be taking photographs just for myself, just because. And then and there I decided that this would continue…

The working name for this project is ‘Dreamers’, and I mean to photograph people who inspire me in different ways. People who dream big.

I am so fricken excited.

Jerome Alexander Message to Bears
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Categories : ALL SESSIONS, Brand Portraits, Editorial, OTHER PHOTOGRAPHY, PERSONAL & PRESS, Projects, Solo Portraits Tagged : artist portrait, Dreamers, Jerome Alexander, Love Affair with London, Message to Bears, Personal, photography, Portraiture, Southwark

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