
WEDDINGS


BEHIND THE LENS
From as far back as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to the art of capturing moments. As a child, I didn’t own a camera, yet I was already collecting memories — buying postcards from every place I visited, each one a little frame of a world I wanted to remember. I still keep that collection close; it reminds me where this love began.
Years later, when I finally bought my first real camera — a Pentax — everything changed. What started as curiosity became something much deeper: a passion for freezing moments that would otherwise slip away.
I became the “memory keeper” in my family, the one everyone turns to when they want to revisit the laughter, the faces, the stories. My albums became my way of holding on to time.
Eager to grow, I studied part-time through the College of Digital Photography. Their courses opened my eyes to the technical beauty behind the art, but more importantly, they deepened my emotional connection to it. With every photo, I learned that light doesn’t just shape images — it shapes feeling.
After more than 20 years in the corporate world, I realised that the space in my heart that longed for creativity could no longer be ignored. So I followed it — back to the lens, back to the stories that live within people.
Today, I focus on what moves me most: people.
The sparkle in a student’s eyes on their Matric Dance night.
The quiet confidence of a model building a fashion portfolio.
The gentle laughter of a family wrapped in love and light.
These are the moments I live to frame — not just photographs, but memories that breathe, filled with authenticity and joy
"Photography is the
beauty of life
captured"
-Tara Chrisholm-