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About Viv
"I am inspired by beauty. It can be found in the most ordinary everyday details, often going unnoticed. I see beauty in people when they can't see it in themselves and I love to show that to them through my images. I see it in peeling paint and dinted furniture - 'things' that hold the memories of our special people. People and their stories that are so easily lost in our fast paced world. I love listening to people and reading biographies - people inspire me. To often we leave things until it’s too late and that period of life has changed or gone forever. I never got to take portraits of my parents because my Mum passed away so suddenly. We had been planning on taking some photographs but hadn't quite got around to it and then she was gone...Photography can keep that story with us forever - it can capture your life, immortalising a moment in time, EXISTING in photographs. It gives memories not only to you, but to your whole family and those who love you. As a photographer for over 20 years it is my privilege to create for you, your very own keepsakes in images".“Being photographed by Viv is as much a memory to treasure as the photos themselves. Her calm demeanour and hands-on, precise direction made for a thoroughly enjoyable photoshoot... and then there was still the delicious anticipation of seeing the final result, which didn't disappoint!” Lynn
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* I like making beautiful desserts (and often ask my chefing brother for advice)
* I LOVE snowboarding
* I was 12 years old when my Grandparents gave me my first camera for Christmas
* One of my favourite times of year is June, when I get to create AMAZING birthday parties for our daughter, Genevieve
* I worked for the New Zealand Defence Force as a Photographer for 7 years, even serving with the UN
* After a real struggle to have children we thank God constantly for our precious girl and I love watching her sleep at night
* One of my favourite places in the whole wide world is China - I could live there forever
* I was lucky enough to get married at 22 to Marc... I don't know how I managed to win the heart of such an amazing man that I get to do life with.
* I ADORE English roses in every colour, antiques, family heirlooms, mountain vistas
* I try to honour Jesus Christ in all I do, and he is my solid rock and creative source of inspiration
* I climbed the Southern Alps in NZ over the Copland Pass when I was 21 with my Dad
* I’m REALLY, REALLY sentimental, like I even cried when we sold our family car, we'd had it for 17 years so it was really part of the family
* I love toadstools and butterflies
* I’ve travelled at 70km/hr standing on the bonnet of a car
* Biographies are my favourite books to read
* I became a qualified member of the NZIPP after 15 years of thinking about it
* I love old fashioned pink candyfloss, it reminds me of when I helped my Dad make the stuff at my own school fair
* My favourite colour is grey - I know some people think it's not even a colour, but I just love it!
* I'd love to buy an old villa in the French countryside, but Marc is not so keen
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Creative Style
Contemporary, fresh, delicate and warm... those are the words I would choose to describe my creative work.
On Photography...
Capturing the light, the inside looking out, beauty. I love using sentimental pieces of furniture in contemporary settings - ornate sofas in a wheat field, the family tea set used for a girl’s picnic. Mixing old and new together - beautiful dresses set against an industrial warehouse, I love details and capturing all the little things we never think of recording for ourselves - baking at home in the kitchen with flour on everyone’s noses. I think we should all walk around in a world that has a permanent sunset haze to it, a gentle breeze blowing everyone’s hair beautifully, the sound of waves lapping at the shore - this is the feeling I like to capture in our lives.
On Design...
I love to produce elegant, contemporary kinds of pieces. I’m really a hand stamped, brown paper and string kind of girl and this shows through in much of my graphic design and graphic art work. Lots of layers, lots of textures and beautiful photography. I love working on pretty pieces of design - vineyards, boutiques, giftware, luxury labels, hotels and lodges etc - these suit my aesthetic completely.
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