The first time I took a picture was on a first grade trip to a northern settlement in Canada called Fort Chipewan. My parents equipped me with a small camera and a roll of film and couldn’t wait to see what I’d come back with.
I am sure I surprised them when I took an entire roll of film of just the clouds out of the plane window, some of which were the same clouds. I really wanted to nail that series! That was the last time for many years that my parents gave me a camera or film, but it was the first trip of many I would take away from my home, over 60 countries to date.
I started my photography career while walking through the narrow streets of Burma ten years ago. During an extended trip through remote (and not so remote) parts of India, Burma, China and other wonderful places in Asia, I renewed my love affair with photography. Lead by the skills of Danish photographer Morten Germund and French artist Vincent Bousserez, I was taught to see life differently and from amazing angles.
I embrace the fact that I am a portrait man, I love faces and expressions. Although I love vistas and landscapes, I can only capture them if I had a person as my subject. I am a guy who gets up at 5 am to capture the morning light on the Eiffel Tower only to get five pictures of a man eating a baguette in front of it. My world is filled with people and the stories they live.
That is probably why I have always been so drawn to my favourite artist/photographer, Sabastio Salgado. In his images I see people’s lives. As a photographer every picture we take documents a split second in time. I want that split second to last and for others to experience what that moment was like.
Over the years I settled down, to an extent. I am now married with a beautiful daughter and I use my fondness for portraits to capture weddings. It may sound odd at first but my experiences across the world have opened my eyes to weddings and family energy. There is an incredible beauty to a wedding that I find inspiring…it is one of the most intense and loving days in a family’s life.
I am privileged to be allowed into this intimate day and be able to photograph such powerful love and emotions. Every wedding I shoot I try to bring my vision of the day to life through imagery by capturing these amazing moments and emotion.
I know how lucky I am to share what I do with so many.
Links:
Web: www.careynash.com
Twitter: twitter.com/careynash
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10179807287
Thanks for sharing. I am the same way about portraits. I love them, but just haven’t had the opportunity to take them besides using my wife and son for models lol.
VERY strong portfolio. Love the B/W especially! The first one of the child in the water with the fence (at your website) is wonderful. Keep up the great work.
Vance
Had a look at your website. Love your style!
To be as many places as you is a blessing. Your pictures are fabulous!
Thanks so very much for the kind words. And thanks to sevenbyfive for allowing so many of us to share our skills and gifts with new people from all over the world. It’s a great site!
I just love your story! I checked out your website and I noticed that your images are uniquely framed, breaking all the rules and getting spectatular images in the process. The wedding photo shown here (and on your site) is one of the best of that genre I’ve ever seen. Your clients are extremely lucky. If I had my choice of a golden ring, the wedding and the reception, a towering cake, bands and singers and angels from heaven vs. you taking photos of my mate and me, I’d pick your photos—that’s how priceless I think they are.
Thanks so much Sandi! Give me a shout for sure!
You have got some GREAT work here.
I like your story, too. =) It’s nice to meet you Carey.
Wow, Inspiring work. I wish I can go around the world and just shoot photos one day. Thanks for sharing!
generally I dont like wedding photography but I love your images. The moments they capture are so engaging. Great profile & amazing work, can’t wait to see more…