Who is Kristy?
Hi, nice to meet you – I'm Kristy Hayes. I am a passionate creator of many mediums. I seek to find beauty in every aspect of life and in every environment. My sole focus is finding visual metaphors for enlightenment, growth, self-discovery, love, freedom, joy and all the other wonderful things in life that are all around us but tend to go unseen while the disease of busy-ness ensnares us in its conquests.
In addition to being a photographer, I am a counselor, an artist, an author, an animal lover, a music producer, a songwriter, a dancer, a world traveller and an adventure seeker. I see the world through many lenses and I love to learn about the lenses of others and how it impacts their way of interacting with the world.
What I believe is art worthy:
We make connection with every move we make, every word we speak, every smile, every moment spent with another. Connection is everything. Connection to other people, to animals, to our own unique inner self, to nature and to whatever lies beyond our knowing.
Connection
Light
Emotion
There is such a range of emotion within the human experience that we struggle to give them adequate and accurate descriptive words and names. The ones we are most familiar with are the ones we feel the strongest, but there are hundreds or more that go unnoticed and unnamed by most people on most days. Emotion is the glue that hold the connections together. Emotions are the tracks that rise and fall on this roller coaster of life.
Light, working together with darkness, creates the awareness of our world. We can have emotion and connection in any lighting situation, but we cannot have light without experiencing emotion. And light itself is a connector because the same source of light touches each and every human, animal, object and being on this planet. Light is everywhere and we are enlightened as a result of connecting with it. Light shines on the beauty that is and enhances what is into works of art.
Experience
Founder @ Kristy Hayes Photography
Sept 1997 - Present
kristyhayesphotography.com
Designer @ Charmed Arts
May 2023 - Present
charmedarts.com
Counselor @ Map My Life Now
May 2016 - Present
mapmylifenow.com
Skills
Photography
Graphic Design Painting Woodworking
Writing & Editing Songwriting Music Production Counseling Life Coaching
Got a project, even or something that you need help with? Shoot me a line and let's talk. I'd love to handle photography for you!