Meet the Photographer
Hey, i'm celsea!
By day, I work full-time as a Sleep Studies Coordinator at a CPAP clinic. In the evenings, weekends, and every spare moment in between, you'll find me behind a camera pursuing my passion for photography.
Photography has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I picked up my first camera (Fujifilm) as a teenager and spent countless hours photographing nature, sunsets, and the small details most people walked past. Even then, I was drawn to the beauty in seemingly ordinary moments. As life got busier and I started to grow up, my camera was set down, and didn't get picked back up again for several years. Even though I wasn't actively learning or practicing, I never lost the way I saw the world or my appreciation for the photos that stayed with me long after I'd seen them.
Two years ago, I picked up my camera again and instantly fell back in love, this time with more intention, understanding, and loads of passion. What had quietly remained rooted in me for years suddenly became an overwhelming desire to create the kind of photos that had always made me feel something, weather it was nostalgia, or just seeing a moment differently. Since then, I've dedicated myself to learning, growing, and developing my own style, rediscovering a passion that had been there all along and continues to make me feel most like myself.
As my love for street photography grew, it naturally led me to photographing people. I've always loved street photography because it's constantly changing, and challenges me to find unique, authentic, unscripted moments that make you see the world from a different perspective. Over time, I realized those same moments exist when photographing people - often even more powerfully. That's when I discovered that what I love most is capturing genuine emotion and connection in a way that feels natural and unposed, allowing people to relive not only the moment, but the feelings that came with it.
When I'm not working or taking photos, you'll find me spending my time with my fiancé Jake, our two cats (Mo & Bo), and my friends and family. Especially, my three nieces, Scarlet, Ivy and Goldie, who make frequent appearances in my photos, as they're one of my biggest sources of inspiration, and a reminder of why I fell in love with photography in the first place: preserving the moments we don't want to forget.
I'm still growing as a photographer, I’m nowhere near where I want to be, but I’m miles ahead of where I once was, and if you’re here reading this, it’s brought you to me somewhere along that journey. Thank you for being here, and I can't wait to hear from you!
Cels