About me
(Extended Version)
Hi, I’m Holly!
I am a commercial and lifestyle photographer with just over four years of experience across photography genres. I am based in Niverville, Manitoba, with frequent travel to Winnipeg and within Southern Manitoba to meet the needs of my diverse clientele.
Whether I’m capturing commercial and branding stories, family connections, or life’s variably sized moments, my goal is to create images that feel polished yet natural, and true to the person in front of my lens.
I was using Instagram when we were still confined to square crops and five filters. It wasn’t until maternity leave with my second child, mid-pandemic, that I picked up my Canon Rebel T4i with real intention. I was heartbroken that I couldn’t capture my daughter the way I saw her. Determined to take photos of life as it looked and felt, I enrolled in a six intro class with Prairieview School of Photography.
The introductory course taught me to use my camera but I wanted more. I leapt directly into the 10 month diploma program, graduating with honours in digital techniques. Photography became more than a creative outlet and became a career that allows me to blend storytelling, creativity, and just enough structure to make the chaos comically beautiful.
Before photography, I spent about a decade in customer service, hospitality, and the automotive service industry. Those roles taught me how to listen closely, communicate clearly, and navigate all kinds of personalities and pressures with ease. That background shaped how I work: with focus (pun intended) and genuine respect for every story I am so fortunate and grateful to photograph.
Beyond the camera, I am at my happiest while outdoors under the sun or even under thunderous clouds -gardening with my family, road-tripping, or hiking with my film camera in hand. Music, books, and psychology also fuel my creativity, undoubtedly bringing depth to my work. Yoga and meditation bring me peace.
Besides living in Southern Manitoba, I have also lived in both Northern Alberta and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, experiences that shaped my love for adventure and deepened my appreciation for the stunning country I call home. Exploring the land by foot is incredibly grounding. One of the most unforgettable hikes I have done was Crypt Lake Trail in Waterton, Alberta -an exhilarating mix of challenge and incredible views, with tunnels, ladders, and sheer cliffs with steep drop offs. Thinking you could, at any moment, follow suit with loose stones and plummet to your death sure keeps a person humble.
Hunt Lake Trail in Whiteshell, Manitoba was my first taste of hiking as an adult and the one that got me hooked. I have also found myself soaking in hidden hot springs at the end of a questionably passable logging road, the kind of place that makes you wonder if you should turn back until you finally arrive and know it was absolutely worth it. Whether I’m chasing waterfalls (yes, I do stray from the rivers and lakes I’m used to) or trekking up a mountainside, nature fuels my creativity.
I would love to get to know you and create something meaningful together -whether that is decorating the walls of your home with photographs from a family session, building an image asset gallery for your business, or nailing your actress/actor headshots capturing the different looks you’d love to portray, I look forward to meeting you.
-Holly
Five Fast Facts
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1. I am a mother and partner in a family of four -my greatest loves and biggest teachers.
2. I will never not garden now that I do. The plots and pots increase every year and the experience is as humbling as it is satisfying.
3. I love podcasts that allow me to think, laugh, or learn. Bonus points if it does all three. I find the concepts of psychology and religion/spirituality equally fascinating and love listening to experts cover those topics. Nope, no murder mysteries for me.
4. I enjoy all genres of music but not all music in all genres.
5. Coffee? Yes.
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