Fashion Photo Session in Peru with Awamaki

Bowerbird Photography June 11, 2013

Peru is a photographer's dream. The landscape is gorgeous and sings with ancient history. The people we met, from the Amazon jungle to the prairie highlands, all greeted us with friendship and warmth.

We traveled to Peru on assignment, connecting with several local organizations devoted to making positive change in their community. One of the highlights was doing a fashion photography shoot for Awamaki, a fair-trade company that supports local women's weaving in the highlands of Peru, and helps sustain their families' livelihoods of raising llama and alpaca, animals that thrive in the high altitudes where they live. While the fabrics are traditionally made using all natural dyes, the clothes have a stylish, contemporary look.

We went with our two models, Sandy (a native Peruvian) and Harriet, out to an ancient ruin in Ollantaytambo for the photo session, evoking the history and heritage of the highlands where the clothes are made. Surrounded by the views of a snow-capped mountain, and a rugged cliff with yet another stone ruin hugging its side, we were surrounded by the impressive vistas that first attracted people to the area thousands of years ago. Yet, Peru is leading a charge in contemporary fashion, evident by Awamaki's gorgeous line of clothes and accessories. We hope you enjoy these photos from our fashion shoot in Peru :) Check out Awamaki's website for information on how to purchase their clothes, and support the amazing women weavers living in the highlands of Peru.

Awamaki Fashion Shoot. © Bowerbird Photography 2013, Ollantaytambo, Peru, Fashion Photo. — Awamaki Fashion Shoot. © Bowerbird Photography 2013, Ollantaytambo, Peru, Fashion Photo.

Thanks to everyone who helped out on the shoot! We had a fantastic time!!!

xoxo,

Ariel + Sam

Seattle: A Photo Diary

Bowerbird Photography June 7, 2013

We were up in Seattle for a visit a few months ago and put together a photo diary from the trip. It's always great to be back in the beautiful Northwest to see dear family + friends :)

xoxo,

Ariel + Sam

Grandpa + Grandma Suver love our blog :)

Bowerbird Photography June 5, 2013

Every morning, Grandpa Suver lights up his iPad to check out our blog. He recently had to spend some time in the hospital and told us that since he didn't have his iPad with him, he had so much catching up to do, reading the Bowerbird blog. And once in a while, Grandma will look over his shoulder and see what we've been up to.

A big shout out to our most loyal blog readers! We love you Grandma + Grandpa!

Watching Angela + Erica's wedding slideshow. © Bowerbird Photography 2013.

Excited to go back and visit Seattle again soon :)

xoxo,

Ariel + Sam

Fabulous Gifts

Bowerbird Photography May 29, 2013

We work with the most lovely people. We put our hearts and souls into our work and we are blessed with so much love in return. This beautiful gift arrived in the mail from Ellen + Fernando, whose wedding we photographed last summer. Ellen hand-embroidered our logo and also sent along some homemade chocolate sauce that her family made. Yup. Made us cry. So heartfelt and sweet! And also just wonderfully creative (Ellen - you got talent!) and soo tasty!