Laura Antonia Photography

Fine Art/ Conceptual Photographer/ Poet

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The Traveller's Daughter She told tall tales of clouded kingdoms, cloaked up in blackened capes and in my deepest slumber I'd travel there to wake, barefoot among the dancing snowflakes and pillared walls of grey, the winter wolf, my guardian trailing silver shadows in the snow. By Laura Antonia Photography |Poetry For my Daughter #lauraantoniapoetry #lauraantoniaphotography #conceptualphotography #fineartphotography #poetsofinstagram #londonphotographers #forthecreative #darkbeauty #project_uno #expofilm #under3kyo #wolf #fairytale #tales #daughter #FeatureMePF #storytellingphotography #sombresociety (at Barnes, London)

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‘The Tiime Keeper’ © Laura Antonia Photography 2016

‘It took it’s toll, the swinging clock and its hands which never brought me any comfort’

Shot on location in Portixol, Majorca

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′The return of spring’ © Laura Antonia Photography 2016

‘Under april showers we waited for the return of spring to flourish, seeping through the white washed walls of our home, breathing new life into our world.’

Self portrait - 38 weeks & 4 days

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'Alas, love's sweet kiss finally falls to rest, buried amongst the bed sheets of yesterday's warm embrace.' Image (5/6) taken from the series #paintedtaleoflove special thanks to @hannahrosethomas for modelling. #chasingbutterflies #londonphotographer #conceptualphotography #conceptualphotographer #lauraantoniapoetry #lauraAphotography #lauraantoniaphotography #lovepoems #surrey #shalford #romance #butterflies #dreamy #vividcolors #cherryblossom #poetryofinstagram #poetry #under3kyo #rsa_mystery #rainbowfeatures #britishgarden #taintedlove #photographyandpoetry (at Shalford, Surrey)

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'It's beauty captures my breath, bringing silence to all in sight'. Image 3/6 taken from #paintedtaleoflove with special thanks to model @hannahrosethomas and hairstyling @saraelhaj #conceptualphotography #conceptualphotographer #fineartphotography #lauraantoniapoetry #lauraantoniaphotography #lauraAphotography #rsa_mystery #forthecreative #poetryofinstagram #poetryandphotography #under3kyo #dreamy #fineartphg #rainbowfeatures #expofilm #shalford #surrey #romance #lovepoems #butterflies #chasing butterflies #londonphotographer (at Shalford, Surrey)

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'Like a butterfly it spreads its wings over my heart, settling for a moment only to leave its mark.' Image 2 taken from '#paintedtaleoflove' with special thanks to model @hannahrosethomas and #hairstyling @saraelhaj #conceptualphotography #conceptualphotographer #photographyandpoetry #rainbowfeatures #rsa_mystery #fineartphotographer #forthecreative #poetryofinstagram #poetry #londonphotographer #under3kyo #expofilm #lauraAphotography #lauraantoniapoetry #lauraantoniaphotography #butterflies #surreylocation #romance #dreamy #ukphotographer #lauraantoniapoetry #lauraAphotography #fineartphg (at Shalford, Surrey)

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'I surrender to my philosophy on love whose graceful soul will never bring me peace' First image release taken from my poem 'Painted Tale of Love' (1/6) to come, with special thanks to @hannahrosethomas for modelling and @saraelhaj for hair #paintedtaleoflove #conceptualphotography #fineartphotography #poetry #lauraantoniaphotography #lauraAphotography #forthecreative #under3kyo #expofilm #lauraantoniapoetry #poetryofinstagram #butterflies #handmadeprops #paperbutterflies #romance #lovepoems #shalford #londonphotographer #fineartphotographer #conceptualphotographer #photographyandpoetry #rainbowfeatures #rsa_mystery (at Shalford, Surrey)

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Painted Tale of Love

I Surrender to my philosophy on love whose graceful soul will never bring me peace like a butterfly it spreads its wings over my heart, settling for a moment, only to leave its mark. Its beauty captures my breath, bringing silence to all in sight. But it never lasts, vanishing beneath the fading light. When morning comes he is gone and all is lost. Alas, loves sweet kiss finally falls to rest, buried amongst the bed sheets of yesterday's warm embrace. My butterfly gone.  Leaving me with nothing but a painted tale of love.

© Laura Antonia Poetry 2016

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‘95 white butterflies’ Image © Laura Antonia Photography 2015

  ‘They came to me late afternoon while sat upon my throne, 95 white butterflies fluttering round the room.’

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‘The Close of Summer’ Image © Laura Antonia Photography 2015

Photographic assistants - Meg Abbott & Will Wynn

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  'Falling over fields' Image © Laura Antonia Photography 2014

  Model - Rachel Chilcraft

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  'Until we meet' Image © Laura Antonia Photography 2014

  'We wait for the changing winds to blow their course, when the spring blossoms shall burst into bloom and new life begins.'

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World Poetry Day 21st March 2014

I have been waiting for the right time to publish ‘Silk Petals and Plume’, which I was inspired to write after a recent, beguiling trip to the wondrous land of Rajasthan. Today being World Poetry Day feels like the perfect opportunity…

Learn more about World Poetry Day.

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Silk Petals and Plume

The song of the Kaavadiya Bhat carried over the wandering hills, in a majestic land called Rajasthan, where the sea of people parted, in an array of colours with smiles wider than any peacock fan. A rich kingdom in a time when maharanas ruled, among intricately carved palaces adorned in jewels. Behind cloistered courtyards, plush gardens grew embroidered ornately in silk petals and plume. In a disparate world beyond towering walls, coots and eagles glide down by the banks of great ghats, where the ladies wash with pride kafthan, kurti, churidar, salwar and saree. Night drapes its drifting eyes over velveteen skies, aligning the twinkling stars in the path of life.

Dawn breaks. The banyan tree arises, stretching out he wistfully waits the shadows of the deity dancing, around his ribbon waist. They come in droves to meditate and shelter in his arms, with promise of fertility and motherhood to charm. Winter descends the trodden path, blindfolded the cow herds part. Interspersed, they spread their wings crowning the bountiful earth. Dusty deserts parch, monsoon threatens but with each fresh seed sprouts hope and new havens. For the believers in faith, religion is vast in a country whose system is still divided by caste. Centuries pass but traditions outlast, a sweet blessing in a world of constant change when the tapestry of life begins to fray. 

© Laura Antonia Poetry 2014

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  'The Anniversary' Image © Laura Antonia Photography 2014

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  'The Olive Grove' Image © Laura Antonia Photography 2014

  'The world slipped away, as I sank into the cool clouded water, fifty feet below where hope grew among the olive grove'