Brooke iSABELLA rEID
YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER & STORYTELLER
MY JOURNEY AS A PHOTOGRAPHER, STORYTELLER AND CREATIVE.
The photography seeds were planted many moons ago as a young child. My paternal Pa always had his video recorder, capturing moments of Christmas, birthdays and the every day play of the grandchildren - there’s about 20 hours of footage just of me! Documenting moments in time feels deeply ancient. Long ago it was stone carvings, scrolls and art created from the earth - now evolved into many art forms of writing, imagery and film. What is the common thread between them all? Storytelling. For eons, humans and non-humans have been weaving their stories, continuing to deepen into connection with this mysterious world we exist in.
Once I could get my little hands on a camera, I would film adventures in Nature, fashion parades and document my friends and I solving mysteries (yes I am a very big Nancy Drew and Famous Five fan!) It was around this time I started journaling too, taking my notebook on every family holiday, writing down all the moments that unfolded.
One step after another, I began sharing images and stories online as a fresh high schooler making their way onto Instagram. I shared what I found beautiful - travel, nature, fashion, the city, humans and myself. Many weekends looked like photoshoots on cool city roof tops or finding myself in the more natural world capturing the beauty there. Instagram became a platform to share my art.
Since the “instafamous” days (my nickname my friends gave me in school…) different forms of photography have been explored from yoga photoshoots, soul events and travel photography.
All leading to what is alive right now - Soul Sessions: a photographic experience in Nature.
The merging of ritual, Yoga and storytelling. A deepening into documenting the beauty, the rawness and truth of humans & the Natural world.
MY MISSION AS A PHOTOGRAPHER
I weave photography, storytelling and embodiment to connect women to their higher selves, so they can forge a path that empowers them to live courageously, intentionally and purposefully.
I am a guide, visionary and creative who plays in the space of photography, writing, music, movement and ceremony.
I am deeply called to return to ancient ways of being - ones in which my ancestors knew - being in right relationship with the land, the moon and divinities way.
People describe my energy as one grounded in depth, wisdom and truth. In the 9 years of spiritual practice, I have ventured into the depths of my being allowing for awareness and connection to be the center I return to.
Weaving the ancient tradition of Yoga and the elements of Nature, I bring forth a safely held container allowing for ritual, creativity and remembrance.
I am also a student and teacher of Tantric Hatha & Nada Yoga. My teachings stem from here, along with Indian Classical Music, Maya tradition & Shamanic Womancraft. I currently share Mantra & Mythology journeys at Om Som Yoga.
QUALIFICATIONS
550 hours Yoga Teacher Training (Tantric Hatha, Yin) Om Som Yoga
110 hour Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher Training Moksha Yoga
200 hour Nada Yoga Teacher Training Nada Yoga School
Bachelor of Arts ~ Environment Sustainability & Social Media
The Cleaning Fairies Trained .
Currently ~ 4 seasons Journey with the School of Shamanic Womancraft.
EXPERIENCE THE SOUL SESSIONS
Do you feel the pull to honour the woman you’re becoming, not just the one you’ve always been. A Soul Session is a ritual of becoming: guided intention, sacred witnessing, and photographs that hold your healing in time.
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