The Bermuda Series
When I was first invited to go to Bermuda, I thought what a great of an opportunity to really embrace traveling for photography. I had taken about a five year break of really doing anything with photography. I was working full-time and pursuing moving up the ladder in a direct sales company . Then things changed within the direct sales company I was a part of. I began to feel wrong about wanting to move up the ladder. Like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. And so I quit. Returned what product I had left and I was done with the company and I felt it was done with me. I took inventory of what I learned, because I really did learn so much about entrepreneurship, and I just kept my eyes and heart open for the next thing while continuing to work a full-time job. I was a reading a book by Alan Cohen, ‘Why your life sucks and what to do about it’. Talk about reading the right book at the perfect time! And then I remembered my deepest desire… to make a living as a fine art photographer. It all came flooding in. Everything I had dreamed of when I was a teen in high school developing my own photos in the dark room....I decided I would reignite that passion again. I had no idea how I would make it happen but I knew that I had the knowledge to take the next few steps and what I needed to know next would come to me as I went along. And it truly did.
That’s why Bermuda was such a pivotal trip for me. I was beyond excited about this trip and I knew this would be an important trip for my photography career. My first large body of work came from Bermuda. And a lot of lessons came from it too. I was still fairly new to my upgraded camera, a Canon Mark II 6D. It had so many features that I knew nothing about. But I figured, as long as I knew the basics; shutter, proper exposure, and lighting, it couldn't go too bad. As of today, photographs from the Bermuda series have been the top sellers! Collected by many around the U.S.
That trip laid the foundation of what to do and not do on any future travels. Of course I had traveled to other cities with the intention of taking photos to capture the essence of the cities I was visiting, but I was still in the early stages when I was in the closet about photography. Meaning, I didn't want want anyone who knew me to know I was actually going to pursue photography as a career.
I had traveled to New Orleans in early 2018, to photograph that awesome city, with my crop sensor digital camera. A camera encouraged for the beginner photographer and it was a great trip. I came home with many nuggets of wisdom. But Bermuda was the big leagues for me.
I booked an Air B&B experience with a local photographer there to show me around downtown. I felt that being in the space of a local photographer was the way to go if I really wanted to capture something worthwhile. And it was great, but nothing like the hike to the secluded beach in Hogs Bay Beach with another guide. One of my favorite photographs to this day came from that hike. I felt so many happy feelings like awe, surprise, wonder, excitement,…so much all at once when I reached the beach! I’m glad that collectors of this print feel something too, from what they tell me. Something peaceful, serene, and for one collector, fond memories of her childhood with her family in Bermuda.
Many other favorites came from thrip as well. Green window, Sky in the Window, Bermudaful Blue, Lighthouse… so many, that from time to time, when I look through my binder of photo proofs, I continue to see photos that have yet to be shared with you. I share most of my photographs on my Instagram, so be sure to follow me there. But I suppose what I am trying to say is that, when it comes to a collection of photographs, or with Life, just when you think you've shared your best, you look back and there is still more to be shared, more to be admired, more that deserves attention. I thought the best of Bermuda was already out there, but as looked back, I have more to do. More work to share with you. And not just from Bermuda!
-Eunice C.
