— behind the lens
HI! I’M TÉ MARIE!
As long as I can remember, I have always been interested in geography & travel. Learning about other cultures fascinated me as a child. And when I was a teenager, I would sit down for hours and draw/design homes, and buildings…people sitting on the beach under their umbrellas in the Mediterranean on holiday. One way or another I was always deeply connected to arts & culture, design, and pursed different creative outlets. In my late teens and early twenties I was fortunate to land a marketing job where I worked on designing newsletters, posters, advertisements, and setting things up for print. All of those things sent my creativity soaring, and I entered the next stage in my career in graphic design and web design. I freelanced building websites and designing business cards, and I have many years experience in graphic design/typography, and web design. I did a lot of editing while working in marketing, so I became even more interested in writing, content curation & creating, and working on editorials for smaller publications.
— PARIS & LONDON
two of my most favorite cities.
MY PHOTOGRAPHY BACKGROUND
When I was living in the UK for work, I started traveling around Europe - I became super obsessed with 35mm film & Polaroid. I ended up taking over 1000 Polaroid 600 and SX70 photos while living in England for 2 years. The day I left my unfulfilling, crowded office job is the day I said I would never work in corporate again - and I walked into town and bought my first DSLR. I am mostly self-taught, but I have taken classes between the UK and NYC. I have great aptitude for perspective, visual storytelling, and composition. I am greatly inspired by the colors and textures of the world, architecture, cultures, and nature. I document life through images and words, and I am happiest when taking photos in the Arctic or by the ocean.
// PARIS
Expired Polaroid 600 Film
THE WANDERER
Though I am an introvert (INFP) ~ I love to adventure, travel, and explore. But I spend more time at home than traveling (though some may disagree). I am a true explorer and adventurer, but I also like to wander, whether it is in a city taking in all of the sights and sounds, or driving backroads in search of beauty that may be rarely seen. I love to roam, documenting and photographing as much as I can along the way.
When I’m not on the road - I love to spend time with my dogs, family + friends, drawing, writing, and working on my photos & website. I love words, grammar, and vocabulary. I am an avid reader. I own many books, and I read a lot. I think dictionaries and thesauruses are fun to read. I’m very perceptive and intuitive — this can get me in trouble sometimes. I am very open-minded, and I believe in equality above all things. To me — everyone is equal. . .
these are a few of my favorite things…
The beach and the ocean is everything. 🦩🌺 🌊
/the smell of pine /palmetto / the color of the water in the Caribbean / antiques / books / snowy mountain peaks / nature / animals / gardens / architecture / Disney / music from classical to hip hop to extreme metal /
Moulin Rouge is my all time favorite movie. I have seen it close to 200 times.
For more about me and things I like visit my journal — I write about everything from architecture to poetry.