Amy Grace never disappoints us with her submissions. In this one, she takes inside her own family on their recent summer vacation and we get an intimate view of their day.
“these photos represent the arc of a day. the first day of a family trip to the bay area, my favorite place in the world, and a full travel day. when we go on vacation, i love to capture the feeling of the trip, to tell a story of a collective experience we shared. i am not interested in smiling group pictures in front of landmarks, but in the energy and flow of what we saw, and what we looked like living it. it was a real challenge selecting only several images that embodied the place, the people, the beautiful movement and color of the day. there were so many, but in these i can revisit the way my soul stirred, taking in the sweet air and new scenes with my family. watching them explore and reflect and engage with each other is as priceless as this amazing place. for simplicity’s sake, i carried my d700 with one lens, the sigma 50 1.4. i love to capture people when they aren’t looking, when they are relaxed and immersed in the moment. this is what we saw, who we were, how we felt it. the story of the first day of our trip.”
[blogshow id=bda4 player=0 autoplay=0 toolbar=1]” i know i took an unorthodox approach to a “session”, but i am always looking for ways to capture what is real in our lives. i thought this might be interesting to someone out there, rethinking the way they shoot their vacation photos this summer.”
i feel so proud and grateful to be on this blog. thank you, thank you…and i will continue to love, to follow, and support you every way i can. these are some of my favorite images from the trip, and just seeing them here brings back the sweetest memories.
The rainbow bridge! West Marin! Oh, these images bring me back home <3 And that last one, wow. Just plain old wow. Gorgeous.
Some of these are my Amy favorites also and I adore that these are all vacation snapshots. I think this definitely can be amazing inspiration to rethink the way vacation photos are captured, because really I’m sure everyone will wish they captured their vacations so beautifully… so intimately. Amy has such an amazing talent at seeing capturing the beauty in seemingly ordinary moments and turning them into art. So amazing!
So glad to see your work here, Amy! You deserve it – that is for sure! 🙂
You inspire me everyday my friend!! I agree with Marla, these are some of my favorites. xoxo
Beautiful!
Amy. Adore every single one. Super Man and Woody in one frame still kills me!! Congrats, sweet friend.
Beautiful images of beautiful souls in a beautiful place. The Golden Gate is always a perfect threshold to wonders no matter in which direction we travel and no matter how many times.
Beautiful Amy. And I will also agree that these are among my favorites. So dreamy, emotive and gorgeous.
Just stunning, Amy… Your photos always speak beautiful volumes.
Ethereal, emotive and glowing from within, these are simply beautiful Amy.
These are so wonderful Amy – the way you capture your subjects’ relaxed, candid states is magical 🙂