Meet Avery Case | Photographer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Avery Case and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Avery, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?

There really wasn’t much thought process behind turning my passion for photography into a type of career, which, saying “career,” feels silly. It’s still a passion, and it’s not a full-time position. I take individuals on that feel my work deeply and resonate with the portraits I create. I have been taking portraits of people ever since I was a wee little pre-teen, starting on an old point-and-shoot camera and later getting my first Canon Rebel in high school. So, I guess I just continued to love this art which formed it into my business. I never gave up on it and continued to nurture, respect, and fall madly in love with my expression of life through my art. .

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
I can’t say that I am set apart from others. Personally, I feel that I’ve found myself doing what I do because I love people and I love how they show up behind my lens. I think we forget, as regular, everyday people, that we are art, we are cinematic, we are all the love songs that have ever been written, and I believe it’s my job to showcase that to them and help them see their beauty. The only challenge I faced was believing in myself enough to have others believe in me as well.I
I’d like the world to know that you can be the artist or the art, that both are forever interchangeable. I welcome all spaces and all experiences in my work, I feel lucky to have people trust me capture their essence.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?

We’d go for coffee and pastries at Ad Astra Bread Co in Downtown Monterey. After that, I’d take them on a walk along the commercial wharf to watch the local fishermen come and go amongst all the sea life. I’d love to take them down the coast on HWY 1 to my favorite inn & restaurant, Deetjens Big Sur Inn. We would explore the river, catch the sunset, and finish off with dinner at Chez Noir.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?

I would have never understood the importance of photography without seeing my Aunt Barbara’s photographs of her visit to my grandparents’ home on Oahu, HI in the 1970s. There was something about the way her portraits felt to me. Here were these people I loved so deeply showing up in these incredible ways. There are two particular images she took that made me want to see how I saw life through a lens. One was of my Great Aunt Juanita; she had her own camera around her shoulder, she must have been standing at a vista point. Her hair was dark and wavy, cut short. Her skin gold and glowing with the island sun, and her lips red. I could feel the beauty of that day on her; I could see the life in her so clearly. I know it seems like a simple portrait, but I swear to me it felt like so much more. I was seeing my great aunt through a lens I never could have without my Aunt Barbara’s perspective and eye. The other image was of my father’s back as he held his nephew (my older cousin) high up and extended into the sky in his arms. They were next to a large green hillside, and my dad’s skin was kissed by the sun with his long dark hair falling behind his back.

These images hit me in a way I cannot truly explain, but they were the reason I picked up a camera and began to shoot.

Website: https://averycasephoto.com

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