Some facts about me
MOther
Life with an 9 yr old means I have learned so much about Pokemon :) Anyone else can relate? Truthfully, motherhood has taught me what it means to love, unconditionally. To discover life together and to live in the moment of all the chaos. Life goes by too fast!
Photographer
Over a decade of documenting families and elopements in Antigua and Barbuda. I feel honoured to have met amazing people over the years. Many clients return to Antigua and I continue to photograph their growing families.
OCEAN LOVER
Growing up on an island I have a deep connection to the ocean. Spending time at the beach or on the water rejuvenates my body and sparks creativity. It’s where I enjoy life, truly, the ocean is my happy place.
My work is an insight into who I am
A little backstory about us -
My husband, Seumas, is a sailor and together we’ve been on many sailing adventures. We met in 2007, 4 months later I sailed across the Atlantic from Antigua to Southampton. Definitely one the most adventurous trips of my life.
Since then our ocean life hasn’t stopped. Our 9 year old son, who also enjoys sailing, recently discovered what it’s like to be in the Atlantic Ocean for 6 days. On October 2022 we departed St.George’s, Bermuda and sailed 900 nautical miles to Falmouth Harbour, Antigua. Sailors are often apart from their families for a length of time. During this voyage, we celebrated our 10 year anniversary and it was a very special time for our family to be together after time apart.
A gifted perspective -
I live with Retinitis Pigmentosa, an incurable genetic vision loss disorder that affects the retina. That’s an eyeful!…… It’s not all bad news but let's get real for a moment. My center vision is as good as any other 40 yr old that notices slight changes in their vision with age. Though my peripheral vision is deteriorating and causing night blindness. That simply means navigating at night specifically driving and nighttime photography is not an option for me. For this reason, I no longer shoot large weddings. RP has not stopped me from living an active and creative life. You can see from my work that I LOVE photography and GREAT at what I do….in the daytime.
Local Knowledge -
Antigua is my home encircled by four generations of Antiguan family. Happy to share my local knowledge on restaurants, activities, or sights for your upcoming holiday.
Your new photographer friend ≈ VANESSA ≈