Butterfield Bermuda APGA Championship | Lifestyle Sports Photography
Advocates Professional Golf Association - APGA - tour circuit is welcomed with Butterfield Bermuda at the beautiful Port Royal Golf Course, for what has become an annual championship event. Port Royal GC is considered a ‘home course’ to myself and my family, and when given the opportunity to photograph, I always feel grateful to accept - and for reasons unknown to most. Having spent countless hours on the fairways and in the roughs of Port Royal GC not as a golfer, but as a parent and supporter of my daughter, now a D1 collegiate golfer, I can honestly say Port Royal will forever hold a special place in my heart. I’ve walked this course a thousand miles over, in all sorts of weather (including pounding gales and sideways rain), with a pencil, notepad, and scorecard in hand, keeping stats, studying lies, and most often times simply lending an ear to my daughter’s relentless focused training sessions over years. Port Royal is our back yard, a place of community, and a space where my time spent on the course has given me a great appreciation for the sport. When asked to shoot for the APGA event, stepping onto this course with my lens in hand, I’m seeing the course’s beauty more for what it is, rather in greater depth. I feel its energy as I excitedly anticipate with a watchful eye, how it encapsulates its players (as I know too well it can), testing their skills, abilities, mindset, as they navigate a conundrum of challenges all in a single round. Its fascinating seeing how each player individually navigates their time, and each with the intent to win. This is very familiar to me and in my role as the photographer however, my mindset is to connect to each player, capturing that feeling in an instance.
Everything I LOVE to bring into focus through my camera is beyond the golf - its latching onto the emotive side of appreciating the years spent, the hard work and sacrifice involved, for these athletes to get to where they stand today. While photographing the athleticism of these players, I am given the most gratifying opportunity to share their moment of strength, skill, and camaraderie within the sport, and also at times, the alternate side to all this. I feel it all in the moment too, and I’m grateful to share the extraordinary talents welcomed to Bermuda with the APGA tour.
Collaboration with La Petite Soiree Bermuda | Lifestyle Product Photography
After meeting creative owner Niamah Denbrook Cann, of La Petite Soiree Bermuda, you are instantly captivated by her infectious smile and endearing personality to match. Her line of Bermuda inspired giftware includes journals, bracelets, pens, and more, all created in the same beautiful pastel hues that make Bermuda a welcoming haven for creativity and expression. What better way to feature La Petite Soiree’s giftware than amongst the backdrop of one of Bermuda’s most spectacular beach locations, Coral Beach Club. Our location and the subtle selection of supporting props included in this shoot helped create the telling of a story of the reflection of contentment - whilst focusing on the beautifully charming and meaningful simplicity of La Petite Soiree’s products. My moments behind the lens focused on the stillness we can appreciate in life and to become full enough aware to absorb the beauty that surrounds us. This was translated through the up-close hand shots capturing items we come to cherish; a sentimental piece of jewelry, or a journal book we might utilize to write our deepest thoughts in. I found it important to capture Ni herself exhibiting the moment of being; in unspoken words you can feel her appreciation of the world surrounding her in that very moment, and which she then moves to express through her journal writing… “Today, I feel amazing…”. @LaPetiteSoiree
Collaboration with Tuck Shop, Bermuda | Lifestyle and Food Photography
Located in the beautiful parish of Southampton, Bermuda and known as the local general store, is the perfectly curated Tuck Shop. Tuck Shop founder and owner Alicia Tucker has created a one-stop-shop that includes fresh, locally-made artisan pastries and baked goods, and a carefully hand-selected array of sustainably and ethnically made giftware, apparel, jewelry, and natural beauty products, all sourced locally and abroad. Alicia’s healthy-living lifestyle, eco-conscious perspectives, and valuable knowledge of living mindfully through her journey of motherhood, has opened a pathway to creating a shop that appreciates well made products and delivers its customers a thoughtful approach to an overall feel-good shopping experience. With Alicia’s altruistic spirit and warm-hearted nature, I wanted my images to capture that same feeling of welcome, as one would feel as they enter through the doors of the Tuck Shop, Bermuda. @thetuckshop
Collaboration with Limestone + Cedar Co. | Lifestyle Product Photography
Inspired by the natural environment and heritage of the island of Bermuda, Limestone + Cedar Co. artisan candles are carefully handcrafted using recycled amber bottles, natural soy wax and cotton wicks. Founder and creator Nina Froncioni created her business on the core principals of quality, eco-friendliness, and the promotion of the island of Bermuda. Each candle scent is purely reminiscent of island living at its finest, capturing the mood of Bermuda’s sub-tropical climate, the natural variety surrounding us, and the island’s nostalgic characteristics unique to Bermuda. My approach to creating lifestyle product images for Limestone + Cedar Co. was to recreate those cozy nesting moments where you delve into a calming escape through the senses and embrace the quiet moments of life. @limestoneandcedar
Lunar Oceans | Lifestyle Product Photography
A family run business located in Farnham, England, Lunar Oceans is an online shop selling high quality homeware from luxurious 100% organic cotton linens, hand-poured candles, modern barware, exquisite glassware, and more. My shoot for Lunar Oceans was focused on capturing lifestyle photography of their bath linens, scented candles and diffusers. Given the clean, modern, and fresh aesthetic of their brand, I wanted their lifestyle imagery focused on portraying each product in an inspiring home interior setting that shares a mix of texture, style, and comfort within each capture. With us spending more time at home, I find a greater appreciation for all things that contribute to bringing comfort and happiness to our surroundings - capturing that sense was a key element for this shoot. @lunaroceans
Casa Sant’Elia | Lifestyle Product Photography
From a family-run luxurious farmhouse property boasting endless rows of olive trees and vineyards, Sant’Elia Olive Oils and Balsamic bring you the most robust and delectable goodness from the fruits of their cultivated land. I had the pleasure of visiting the Avis Family property located in Le Marche, Italy, in the fall of 2020, and encountered first hand the amount of work they have put into creating not only a beautiful home but also an outdoor space boasting tranquility and serenity. I was asked by owners Irene and Jerry Avis, to capture lifestyle imagery of their products for the upcoming holiday season for media campaign publications and Social Media platforms. Having walked the very groves these olives were harvested from, I prepared this shoot focusing on creating imagery that would reflect a moment when you’ve set a table-top that will soon encompass laughter, sharing, and appreciation of good food and everlasting friendships. In that very moment, you are proud of your offerings and each offering has its role in making a table-gathering, memorable. The focus of this shoot was on the beauty of the packaging and bottles themselves, and intentionally placed in the most gorgeous natural light, reminiscent of the glowing warmth from the Italian sun. I needed to ensure my images clearly portrayed a highlighted capture of each product and label resting in its final destination - on the table, ready to be shared, and best of all, ready to be enjoyed. @casasantelia
The Clary Sage | Lifestyle Product Photography
Holistic wellness and education are two key forces behind The Clary Sage, and with owner Deborah, a certified Herbalist and Aromatherapist using her knowledge of the power from plant and botanical sources, she’s carefully develop wellness based products that soothe and enrich the body and mind. It only seemed most appropriate to capture The Clary Sage bath, body, and educational products, using natural botanicals alongside earthy organic textures. My goal throughout the shoot was to present this brand in its most truest form, expressing what one would expect to see, feel, smell and benefit from while experiencing any one of the aromatic mineral salts or mask products. @the_clary_sage
Casa Gialla | Interior Photography and Styling for a Holiday Retreat in Le Marche, Italy
Located in the picturesque countryside of Le Marche, Italy, sits a quiet modern farmhouse nestled between rolling hills and olive groves. Owners Chloe and Jeremy Brasier purchased the property in 2011 and completely rebuilt from the ground up, creating a 4 bedroom, 3 and a half bath serene oasis. My family and I have been close friends with the Brasier’s for years when we lived in Bermuda, I vividly remember when they first began their Italy House Project, and now having the opportunity to visit and photograph, I was excited to finally see everything in completion. Our long weekend getaway to the beautiful Casa Gialla was filled with moments of our children running free and barefooted throughout the hillsides, late night dips into the gorgeous infinity pool, pizza making night in the traditional outdoor wood burning oven, the "big boys” tractor-ing through the lush landscape, and Chloe and I doing what we love best… tapping into our creative minds who think alike. I photographed, and together we styled each room of her home, along with managing the busy-ness of 6 kids, all in good typical 6 kids chaos, and with absolutely the best dose of feel good vibes (along with their homemade wine and fresh pastas from a local market). Casa Gialla will be available for bookings in 2021, and anyone who takes advantage of this home away from home retreat will certainly feel calmed and refreshed while immersed into what feels like a painting that takes your breath away and leaves you with an imprint of a simple-slow-paced lifestyle. @Casa_Gialla
LeStoff | Lifestyle Product Photography
LeStoff towels, well much more than a towel, offer a colorful array encouraging a sustainable lifestyle with its versatility incorporated into your everyday. Capturing this versatility for LeStoff Switzerland shares the multiple and endless usage of how well these towels travel on journeys near and far, and create a vibrant addition with functionality at home. @LeStoffSwitzerland Switzerland
Bloom Muesli | Lifestyle Product & Branding Photography
Supporting women’s health to feeling balanced and nourished throughout each monthly phase is owner and creator, Rommy Munoz’s premise behind Bloom Muesli. Bloom’s 100% natural muesli focuses on ingredients that incorporate seed cycling and encourages the female body to feeling its best form. @bloommuesli (Styling direction with @studio_solution ) Zurich, Switzerland.
Collaboration with CITRUS by Kunz | Lifestyle Product Photography
Terracotta Pots handmade in Italy by a group of locals and carefully hand-painted by the wonderfully talented Delvis Dennisse Kunz of CitrusbyKunz. @citrusbykunz Zurich, Switzerland.
Collaboration with myMidori | Lifestyle Product Photography
MyMidori’s owner, Valentina, chose to embrace living her own greener lifestyle several years ago, and this personal transition sparked the idea of the e-commerce platform, myMidorishop.com. A carefully curated collection offering eco-conscious every-day items with the intent to help others embrace making their own positive impact to help better our planet. @mymidorishop Zurich, Switzerland.
