Carla Watkins is a photographic artist working in the realms of fantasy, magic & imagination, and different ways to look at the world. She lives & works on the north Essex coastline which suits her mermaid heart.
Through her photography, alter ego work, mermaiding, larp, burlesque & cosplay, she creates images which could have come from a dream or from the pages of a book.
She also shoots pets, portraiture & brand photography – come & play!
Recent happenings…
Modern Fairytales: Sleeping Beauty
I'd been dreaming of a modern fairytale series for a while, but it was winter and England in wintertime is generally cold, wet & windy - not ideal for outdoor shoots! Then Louise came to stay, bringing some of her gorgeous dresses with her, and we decided to do a...
New Thing Thursday: lighting experiments
Welcome to New Thing Thursday! An excuse to learn/experiment with new things and blog about them. Some will be photography and some won't, and I'll probably use it across all my sites, so keep an eye out! Today it was photography based, so here we are... Lighting...
My Burlesquiversary – six years of burlesque & body confidence
A little bit of a personal post today - can we talk about burlesque? April 18th marked my six year burlesquiversary. (That is absolutely definitely a real word.) With my best friend Lou (she's on the right, I'm on the left, our stripes match!) at Fling festival 2013,...