When I opened up this Forty over Forty project, I could never imagine how amazing it would be. I met SO MANY incredible women. Heard so many life altering stories.
Back in the beginning of 2022 I made a project to bring in forty women with only one thing in common. . . They are all over the age of 40. I wanted to bring in someone who may of lost their vision in themself. I know I did! Being older is hard. You have wrinkles show up in places you didn't before, your body is constantly changing in ways you don't want it to . . . It's hard! So I wanted a project dedicated to women over the hard age of 40 to show them how badass they are! How feisty and beautiful they are! To show them they are amazing and just as incredible as they've always been. To empower them and show them what the world sees and to put a stop to all those insecurities they've gained over the years! C'mon, we are all our own worst critic - but to see what I see. . . what your spouse, children, or friends see. . . that's when you can really see the beauty you may not always see when you look in the mirror!
Not only did it become such an empowering (and kind of healing) project - but we decided to make it into a fundraiser for a very special cause. We had a fundraiser at the Unveiling Party and raised funds to go to the Nick Price Foundation!
We raised over $2,000 for this amazing foundation and I couldn't be more happy! So many people nowadays (and even some women in the portraits you see below) are touched by cancer and everyone that has known someone with cancer or has cancer themselves know how unfair that terrible condition can be. To raise funds for such a deserving foundation was humbling to say the least and I couldn't have done it without these amazing women!
When I created this project I also had a dream to bring all these phenomenal women together. So when they signed up, I included an invitation to an Unveiling Party in 2023. This will be a moment for all the women who were selected for this project to dress up, come together, and drink wine while also admiring all of the other portraits that came from this project! What better way to end such a beautiful and meaningful project?
So check out just a handful of the beautiful portraits that were included in this unveiling and see how breath-taking all of these women are! They all shared a piece of their story with me and I'll cherish that forever. I WISH I had the opportunity to introduce you to each and every one of them. They're all amazing. . . and that's an understatement!
Are you ready to feel empowered? I love family photography, child photography, animal photography (yes! that includes photography of dogs AND cats!), beach photography, and downtown photography! We venture to Kiawah, Folly Beach, downtown Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Summerville, West Ashley and surrounding areas of Charleston, SC. We have clients come from all over South Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and sometimes even further! It's always a honor to work with a family or individual ! I would love to work with yours!