Photograph of me (above) by Sarah Mac Photography (@sarahmacphotography)
Self portraits taken by me
Well, hello there.
I'm Erin
There's a lot of things I'm still learning about myself but for the sake of getting to know me a bit better, here's a few things I know already.
I'm a walking oxymoron, a straight talking sensitive soul cancer crab, with a potty mouth. Life of the party, but really just prefer nights in watching Harry Potter, eating good food in my pajamas with good company. I feel deeply connected to the outdoors, the woods, grassy fields but my true love is the beach. Sinking my toes in the sand, listening the waves crashing against the jagged rock formations, whilst tucking into something yummy is my idea of the perfect day, finish it off with a good sunset and I'm in heaven.
Where it started
Picture this, you're fifteen, it's the summer holidays and you're in the Isle of Wight for two weeks, just you and your new digital camera, no responsibilities, just beach days and cooler box sandwiches, a packet of crisps and salty skin. That was me, I would walk for hours on end, Bon Iver on full volume whilst I strode through golden fields, as the sun set. I would photograph just about anything, wildlife, my dear friends, the water colliding against the rocks. Hindsight makes me realise the beauty of it all. That's where it all started from, except from my priorities were so different back then; and now my priorities lie with my family life, my children. It was that shift in priorities and responsibilities that led me to this very moment, and I felt the sudden urge to capture every moment as I knew that the small moments pass so quickly.
That urge to click that shutter button with my own family suddenly ignited a little flame inside me, to want to do that for other families, and tell stories in an artful way that almost feels like when you're watching a movie from your childhood, or when your strolling through the wilderness with the sun warming up your face. The need to freeze those moments in time suddenly meant so much more to me than just messing around with my camera on the Isle of Wight, it was the preservation of the smile, kiss, the happy tears, the baby yawn, the loved one who is no longer with us, with the goal that you and I will always remember.
Fast forward to now and I have the idyllic balance of befriending people, being creative and being outdoors. It's a dream and I still have to pinch myself.
Self portraits taken by yours truly.
