Sacred Human Nature
A documentary perspective on embodied portrait photography.
May you know your sacred beauty, in light, in darkness, in pain and in rapture.
How does your soul yearn to be seen? What is your vision?
These are the two most important questions I ask those who come to work with me.
Do you ever get a feeling that some of the deepest, truest parts of you are not fully expressed or honoured? That they do not get the space to be witnessed, brought out of the shadows and therefore strengthened? This is the purpose of these journeys.
We live in a time, and in a culture which all too often tries to dictate our expression of self, with deeply important aspects often pushed down. Our culture and upbringing often leads these repressed parts to feel deeply ignored and shut out. We have all likely had experiences where we felt we were not seen, understood or honoured. It's time to embrace your magic and wave goodbye to the stigmas this society has put on you.
As human beings, we are essentially animals. We are primal, we are vulnerable, we are strong, we are emotive, we are sensual and we are powerful. We are so many things, and we can embody so much beauty, destruction, alchemical transformation and manifestation of the sacred, the holy. This is something which cannot be fully put into words, which is where imagery comes in.
Do you want to run wild, growl and snarl, letting your primal urge to be an animal be expressed as you unleash the wild being within you? Do you want to dance into innocence and joy as you embrace your inner maiden who was not recognised in your youth? Do you want to hold and feel held by the earth or waters? Do you want to find fire in your belly, and harness the energy of the elements as you grow your personal strength and power? Do you crave a concrete reminder that your sensuality is sacred?
The options are unlimited. All parts of you are sacred and holy.
A Sacred Human Nature photoshoot journey is you reclaiming and honouring the parts of yourself that yearn to be seen. It is you stepping into your authenticity, stepping into your power and a vulnerable move into a more whole state of being.
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”
- Rumi
