We’re Emma + James, alternative self-taught photographers, art connoisseurs, botany lovers, + world-building storytellers. We’re constantly giving each other ideas, learning, teaching, + bouncing thoughts off one another.

Emma has a Bachelor of Fine arts in both Design + Illustration, while James holds his in animation + 3D Modeling. We both have our Associates in Art in Behavioral + Social Science. While this isn’t essential to understanding photography, it has engrained the arts in the way we think, what we do, + how we shape our craft. We are big on composition + establishing mood over the idea of capturing the ‘perfect’ or ‘correct’ photo.

This approach, mixed with our arts + psychology education has introduced us to our favorite classical, humanistic eras, the people before us that built + contributed to it, how we, as a society, still rethink + reshape the past times. Through this, we’ve gained a deep gratitude + understanding of the importance of culture, the finer things within the mundane, the magick + intimacy that surrounds us, + how it all deserves to be photographed.

Through this blend of fine art inspiration + our fascination with the cinematic, otherworldly essence of liminal space + previous eras, we’ve crafted ‘HALF PAST’, alluding to past times that exist only in the present moment.

some fun facts

☆ We love plants, story driven video games, & cats

☆ Emma also has an illustration + branding business

☆ We have a special needs daughter that helps fuel our desire for self expression through creative outlets

☆ Other than love, one of our favorite things to photo is live music

☆ We’re ‘forever learners’ — we’re always looking to deepen our knowledge on the world

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