"Faerieland" is a dark fairytale, still being conceived, built, cast & shot four years after its inception. The idea and inspiration for this board came in 2010 while I was out one day walking in the woods with my dogs. During that walk, my cell phone's camera began going off without being pushed. I didn't look at my camera until later on that evening but when I did, I found a bright white picture of what looked like a fairy or pixie flying across the screen. I used that accidental image as my inspiration for the following series.
To date, Faerieland has been shot on the balconies of NYC to a farm amidst Midwestern Fields to the Rainforest in the PNW of the USA. The youngest subject to date was 10 years old & the eldest was 82 a few months before she passed away.
The story in its entirety, including many images of the landscapes of the realm, hidden faces I place throughout many of my pieces & each character's story, can be found within the album on my Facebook fanpage, "Bottle Bell Photography"
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Falcon | Faerieland Series
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The Guardian | Faerieland Series
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First Light | Faerieland Series
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Vestige | Faerieland Series
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Raven | Faerieland Series
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The Seer | Faerieland Series
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Winter | Faerieland Series
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Hex | Faerieland Series
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Nairn | Faerieland Series
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Ephymn | Faerieland Series
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Elemental | Faerieland Series
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The Forests of Bastian | Faerieland Series
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Lith | Faerieland Series
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