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Comfortably, Comfortable | Melbourne Portrait Photographer

Many of us grow up planning our lives, what kind of guy we’ll meet, when we will marry, how many kids and all the other detials in between. Then as we get older life takes us on the journey it has planned for us, completely out of our control and often not how we thought it would be.

Life conditions us, our experiences shape and mould us. We react to things as we have seen others in the past, we set expectations upon others we don’t yet know were only our own and will never come to fruition.

Life for this woman, has been one of uncertainty growing up in a broken family brought feelings of unease, it left a mark in her life experiece, a mark that would change her reactions to many things in the years to come.

When her now husband came along and swept her off her feet, loved her for all she is and lifted her up she did the same for him but the pureness of this love brought feelings of unease, of uncertaint longevity. It brought her both the happiest moments and unease in her life. Did she deserve this?
Would it last? How did life turn out so picture perfect?

Sometimes getting all we ever wanted, feeling completely comfortable and having someone to rely on, to build a life with feels so scary it has you wanting to run and hide, to open your eyes from the dream your living, waiting for the walls to crash. Life shapes us all in such different ways. But it also shows us the power of love, that we deserve more than we could ever dare to ask for. In January Sherryn celebrated her 1 year anniversay with her lover and they have recently welcomed a beautiful baby boy.
Life is more than picture perfect with a suburban home, a dog and a baby and she deserves it all.

Growth

In December last year I booked in a mentor session with Amy Rushbrook, I have followed and chatted with Amy for a while now, I came across her work and at that time she was local to me so I reached out.
I have watched her work flourish as she opened up, shared her values and her art.

In April along with two other wonderful women we spent a day being mentored by Amy, chatting, asking questions and soul searching. For me this was just the beginning, I haven’t stopped doing all of these things since. I have looked deeper into the work I love of others, I pushed past my comfort zone of well lit rooms and golden hour, to shoot more, grow more and find MY voice.

Now I am seeking more, I have my drive back, that I had lost for a little while.
There’s a clarity, in why I do what I do and what brought me to photography many years ago.
I am creating more meaningful work, meaningful for me and meaningful for you. As I am sure you have noticed, my work has changed, because I have. We face many things in life and each thing shapes us in ways we aren’t always aware of until later. Having children changed me, going through the highs and lows of a long term relationship has changed me, seeing my son suffer through severe trauma has changed me and guiding another through anxiety has too. Each of these things, some big and some small has impacted me and brought me to where I am today. Hungry for raw, honest, grattitude and connection. Filled with joy and warmth for love and coming undone, an appreciation for openness, of lifes chaos and calm.

If you believe in Honesty, in the value of being present with your loved ones and that the things we should treasure most are moments and people, not things. Then I am here for you, to see you, hold space for you and create some priceless moments, ones that will fill you up for years to come, that in the hard times will remind you of the connection you share.