Look at this gorgeous portrait of Marcia! She is one of those strong ladies who took on a lot on her shoulders. A real-life superwoman. She takes care of her family, pets, elderly parents and a career. However, even the strongest among us need a moment to breathe and recharge. Recognizing the importance of self-care,…
Welcome to the Portrait Stories newsletter! I’m Amanda Hsu, and I run Cranberry Studio here in sunny Malta. I’m writing a portrait book filled with beautiful images and inspiring stories. If you haven’t subscribed yet, join us for free to stay updated on this exciting journey. When I first met Lorraine, she looked through the…
Early this year I entered an international portrait award – The Portrait Masters, the photographs were judged by 11 judges who are the master photographers in the world. I’ve entered 4 photographs and 3 of them won Bronze Award, I’m super happy about the result!!! I’m already starting to prepare for the next award entries….
This is one of the projects I am working on, photographing the Maltese national treasure -the notarial archives. The program is done very nicely, you can see how people working in the archives including me. 🙂 I bump into them while they were filming. It’s been a pleasure to work in the archives. Thanks Madwarna…
Location:Casa Rocca Piccola Helga Ellul – Director of ADVISE LTD, former CEO of Playmobil for over 30 years. Helga was the first of the 15 women I met. She responded to my invitation in a few days and we were soon corresponding, and set a date for our meeting very quickly. I couldn’t believe that…
Location:Casa Rocca Piccola Joan Abela – Historian Joan is the chairperson of the Steering Committee for the Rehabilitation of the Notarial Archives and the President of the Notarial Archives Resources Council. She has a cheerful voice when she talks and from her her eye shadow and her outfit I can see that she loves bright…
Location:Teatru Manoel Laurie Pace – Olympian, former Judoka I met Laurie on a Saturday morning at the National Museum. I was sitting by the sea with a cup of cappuccino. I was early. It was very beautiful late autumn weather, the sunlight, cloud, and the colour of the sea just wonderful. Unfortunately there was a…
Location:Teatru Manoel Sandra Mifsud – Dancer, Educator Sandra came into my studio wearing a t-shirt and comfy soft shoes, with the natural slim figure of a dancer. She gave me a beautiful smile as she walked in. She talks in a very soft tone and never in a hurry. I asked what she thought about the…