A GIRL FROM ABOVE
22-25 FEB 2024 | WINDOWS | SHEPLEY’S CAFE OLD GLOSSOP | FREE
A GIRL FROM ABOVE
THE DRONE LASS AKA CARYS KAISER
Portraits for female empowerment
Carys initially started capturing landscapes by drone and then people. Her A Girl from Above series started in 2017 and each spring and summer she works with women to create portraits that they actually like of themselves, often approaching the most camera-shy people and helping them over come body shame and anxiety surrounding their personal image in photographs. Focusing on finding textured backdrops of land as part of the image and thinking of creative storytelling, about characters be it the sitter or a story of the landscape.
“When planning a portrait I look at different landscapes as texture, as background to the image. Sometimes an image is in my mind and I go out to achieve that. Sometimes it comes from an item of clothing, a famous image or a famous person.
"On other occasions the idea comes from the woman I am photographing; often it is a collaboration between the two. The series is vast, the ones I have chosen to exhibit ethereal or have strong messages and honour the fearless, courageous women who walk amongst us."
More images from the series can be seen by searching on instagram #agirlfromabove
@the_drone_lass