As a fellow student from
my old high school, I met Lisa through a friend of a friend. She is a caring
and compassionate soul, whose love for life, fashion, family and friends shines
through her photography. The combination of colour and lighting always captures
the true beauty of her subject matter; making each photograph as captivating as
the next.
I was very excited for
her to be apart of our People Profile series. Here are a few questions she
has answered for us here at Mosaik:
What began your love
for photography?
Whenever I could get my
hands on a camera I would just take photos of everyone and everything. I loved looking at old family photographs,
and seeing the change in people, places and things over time, I think my love for
photography developed without me realising!
What inspires you the
most to be creative?
I am open to inspiration
in everyday life; everything is always changing, there is a different
world-wide trend every week, I think being able to propose ideas from new or
re-developed parts of life is always a great source of inspiration.
What is your
favourite subject to photograph?
Over the last few months
while curating a portfolio on "Portraits of Women" I realised I have
taken to fashion photography! I have always been involved in fashion one way or
another, I guess it was inevitable that it would show up through my work!
Who would be your
ultimate dinner date?
My perfect dinner date, I
would love to say Michael Bublé, but recently I have really started to fall in
love with Mario Testino and his work! Now I can say, my ultimate dinner date
would be Mario Testino, his work is ever-inspiring and flawless!
What makes you most
happiest?
My family and closest
friends! I am so blessed to have such an amazing family and small selection of
people, who are always supporting me, and are my best friends! Being able to be
in such a positive environment full of genuine love, is something not a lot of
people get to experience, their happiness makes me happy!
What is your
favourite thing about living in Melbourne?
I love living in
Melbourne because it's so versatile! I recently travelled around Europe alone,
and in doing so I was able to see amazing places, and meet great people, but
soon realised Europe is so beautiful because its history and culture is almost
at a standstill, something you rarely see here at home! Melbourne's fast paced,
ever-growing city keeps it pretty fresh!
Who are your idols?
My parents! My mum is an
amazing woman, always looking for a better way to understand the world; a
constant motivator in my life, who is the most genuine person I've ever met! My
dad just so happens to be the hardest working man I know, seeing the way he has
always worked, day in - day out, to provide an immaculate life for his family
is something special! He has always told me I can be anything I want to be, he
is always believing in me and whatever I chose to do!
If you didn’t love
photography what would you be doing?
If I didn't love
photography, I would be working with children at a special school, which I hope
to do sometime soon!
What is one piece of
advice that you will never forget being given?
My mum always says,
"love yourself first" Its the best piece of advice given to me, it's
probably one of the hardest I've had to understand as well, I've learned that
if you're not able to love yourself, and know your worth, you cannot expect to
receive love, or genuinely give to anything with 100% of your heart.
What do you wish
people did more often?
I wish people would be
more understanding and open to love. The brutality in the world these days
amongst humanity is at an all time high, I wish people would let themselves be
open to being in love, sharing love, and accepting love.
Do you believe everything
happens for a reason?
100%! Sometimes I think
we won't be able to ever grasp the reason and we will grapple with it until we
go insane but sometimes the pieces of the puzzle fit together effortlessly,
either way I think there are no coincidences in this world, just very obvious
moments of fate.
Check out Lisa's
photography and support her here:
- S.P.
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