Hiiiiiiiiiii. I'm Natalie.
I’m a full-time designer, photographer and professional daydreamer based in Pretoria, South Africa. I studied Information Design at the University of Pretoria.
As an empath, I feel deeply and the tears come easily - I’m a hopeless romantic and believe that love is the most beautiful thing of all.
Working with me should be more about spending time together as a couple, and less about pitching for a photoshoot. I want to illuminate you being you. The laughs, the conversations, the hand-holds. I don't want a session to be just about the end product. I want it to be an experience - like a date! Allow yourself to have so much fun that you forget that there's a camera. I do my best work when you're comfortable... and you feel more when you look at the photos afterwards!
You'll enjoy me and my work if:
- You don't want cookie-cutter perfect.
- You treasure the small moments.
- You'll allow me to make you run and be silly.
- You don't mind getting a little dirt on your dress.
What inspires me.
Authenticity. I treasure and adore it.
Kind people.
Trees (I have a huge crush on them)
Mountains.
Coldplay.
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Sunsets - all of them.
My sister, Carmen.
Anni Graham - my role model.
Ben Böhmer.
My amazing friends.
Primitive Survival videos - hahaha.
Fresh perspectives.
Sam Kolder. My OG inspiration when it comes to photography.
F1 Safety car drivers.
Music – Most of the time, always and everywhere.
Just some of my all-time favourite songs.
Why? Because I believe music speaks volumes. I listen to it when I edit, ALWAYS while driving, when falling asleep and even in my dreams. Sharing music is a love language for me.
Runaway - Ziggy Alberts
The View Between Villages - Noah Kahan
Son - Palace
The Scientist - Coldplay
To Build a Home - The Cinematic Orchestra
Godlight - Noah Kahan
The Girl - City and Colour
Adeline - Alt-J
Awake My Soul - Mumford and Sons
Won't Go Home Without You - Maroon 5
Army of One - Coldplay
Sweet Heat Lightning - Gregory Alan Isakov
Be Around - Ocie Elliot
King and Lionheart - Of Monsters and Men
Perth - Bon Iver
Wait - M83
Promise - Ben Howard
Somebody like you - Keith Urban
Painkillers - Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Atlas Hands - Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Hear You Me - Jimmy Eat World
Dreams - The Cranberries
Veins - Palace
Always Like This - Bombay Bicycle Club
