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, burlesque & cosplay, she creates images which could have come from a dream or from the pages of a book.
She also shoots mermaids, fantasy and magical portraits for clients – come & play!
Take the magic home
Limited and open edition prints, art cards and more – explore my shop for an escape from reality, and some gift ideas!
Recent happenings…
Stepping up anyway
Gosh, it's been longer than I thought since I wrote over here! As ever in my world, both...
Press: ze.tt Short Sight feature
I’m technically offline for a few days over the Christmas/new year break, but was so excited to...
New Thing Thursday: lighting experiments
Welcome to New Thing Thursday! An excuse to learn/experiment with new things and blog about them....
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...
MODEL CALL: Mythical Ink tattoo project
It's finally time to bring Mythical Ink to life. A project I conceived nearly five years ago now,...
A body positive, burlesque weekend
If you've landed here, you'll know that body positivity is a strong influence in my work and in my...
Christmas moments
New year already! Christmas this year was a hard one, our first without Dad. Despite being a...
Steampunk Studio Shoot – first look
I was lucky enough to secure a place on a steampunk studio workshop shoot at the start of...
Organising old images
Recently I've been thinking a lot about prints vs digital, and the dark side of social media...
Gran
My Gran is wonderful. At 88, with 14 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren, she is...
Rhodian animals I met today
While exploring the beautiful island of Rhodes today, I met these two beauties. This little lady...
Friendship in Autumn
Back in November, I had the privilege of shooting three friends who met at university... at their...