Phoenix Casuarina - Small documentary wedding & Elopement photographer living on the coast of Ōtautahi / Christchurch, NZ.

I am an earth loving woman, who grew up barefoot near the ocean, falling in love with the gifts of the earth and the life around me. I am in awe of the natural world and feel most at peace out under the open sky or creating things with my hands. 

I am drawn to slowness and simplicity in life, alongside holding awareness and gratitude for it. For me, that means learning from the earth and looking at life as my teacher, seeing every little good thing as a gift.

I find energy and my deepest happiness in the simplest things, like finding fruit along an overgrown walkway. I adore the feeling of riding my horse at dusk, painting while listening to the rain on stormy days, spending time with my garden and helping while watching the seeds grow into flourishing plants.

I can never get enough of sleeping under the stars with friends, sitting among trees, immersing myself in the ocean, and sharing the gifts of the earth with the humans I love.

I am in love with the most beautiful human I have ever known, and sharing life with him has been the biggest gift and teacher I have ever experienced.