A LOCAL

A proud mum to two busy lads, she lives & works the land alongside her husband, on their family farm.

Gab is a Bachelor of Arts Photography Graduate with 15+ years experience in the portrait & wedding scene after owning and running her Photographic studio in Port Adelaide, Shutterbug Studios circa 2003-2008.

 

FUN FACTS

Co/runs a farm, Parents fiercely, Volunteers, loves to drive the farm machines, loves to host & entertain, loves a champagne, laughs often, loves a good house & garden design, loves music & sings with her husband in a duo called D G & other chords, loves a good True Crime Podcast.

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CREATIVE HEART

Gab loves all things creative - though it is in her garage studio, under the warm glow of studio lighting & the crisp sharp 'pops' of flash fires that her true creative passion stirs, this is a place she feels alive. The memories of her uni days are deeply ingrained here and being in this space evokes feelings of carefree happiness. 

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But before she even looks at her studio, her process is organic and intuitive, often starting with a quick sketch or note jotted down after waking from a vivid dream or restless night. Watching these dream-state ideas evolve — from raw thoughts to final pieces — is where the magic happens.

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Experimenting and refining, playing with lighting, exploring different objects and backgrounds to visually express the essence of her thoughts is a process she takes very seriously.

Often the time it takes to create the shot takes only moments, as the concept and ideas are so well thought through, almost step by step ideas. That there is little room for error or unnecessary effort/action.

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Gab often works in bodies of work and once they are shot and produced it is almost the weight of the idea shifts. The final piece isn’t just - goodbye - the - end! It is a sense of release. The idea has lifted from her mental load, and the need to hold onto or explain it, fades. Like they are complete for her and passed onto the next person to interperet.

Not unlike releasing a leaf to flow down stream for those who encounter it to interpret themselves and it's relevance to their world.

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THE NEXT SERIES?

Is just around the corner...

Her mind is a whirlwind of endless ideas, constantly unravelling her world — and questions beyond it. She's in a perpetual state of creation, whether actively working, quietly reflecting or lost in thought, she is ever evolving creatively....

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