HAPPY NEW YEAR AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THIS PAST YEAR

2021 is almost over and I am still hopeful for a better year next year, despite how rough January might be with Covid19.

I hope that you are all well, safe, keeping cool and that you have managed to have a lovely Christmas with your family and loved ones.

I capture your present, so your future will know their past. Why do I do what I do, you may ask? My passion is connecting with people and telling their stories through photography. This is what lights me up and makes me feel alive. I am so grateful to be a photographer and work with the people that I do, like you.

If I photographed you, your family, your partner, your house, your event, your wedding, your engagement, your birthday, your business or anything else this year, then thank you. Thank you so much for your support and your continued support. 2021 has been another tough year to have a small business and I am sure that 2022 will throw its own challenges at us all.

I want to take this opportunity to just BE HERE NOW. Let go of the big picture, just for a moment. Open to the now picture. Sometimes, all we need to do is see what has always been there.

And, that’s my invitation for these final moments of the year. And, maybe as a setup for 2022. If thinking big and deep feels too much right now, keep it simple. Notice your breaths, the breeze through the leaves, the beauty of the rose, the freckles on a face, the cloud that keeps changing, the sounds outside, the shadows that are lingering, the condensation on the chilled glass, the ring on your finger, the smell of a BBQ, the taste of an ice cream. Notice the simple fact that you are here, present, with the capacity to be aware. And alive.

Until next time and next year, take care of yourself and your loved ones.

Big Love xx

Elana Bailey Photography