The Self-Portraits of Elizabeth May

Elizabeth May is a 22-year-old fashion photographer from California and soon to be living in Scotland. Her photographs have beautifully delightful coloring. They “depict strong women of myth or fragile dolls or dark romances,” and are divided into the categories of “Nightmares,” “Reveries,” “Fairytales,” “Abandoned Places,” and “Dark Romance.” She started out with self-portraits and has since moved on to other subjects for her photos, but I like her self-portraits best. Not because her photos with other models aren’t as good, but because I think she is somehow the best model for her own photographs. She has an arresting gaze that makes her self-portraits the most striking. She has a real talent for bringing out beauty through color.

She is currently working on an Alice in Wonderland series, the first image from which is below:

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