I'm Sarah howard.
Photographer. Curious. Observant. Always looking.
I live right beside the ocean with my partner, and between us we have five beautiful children — one big, brilliantly blended, slightly chaotic family.
Our life spills between home and the salty shores we are lucky to have on our doorstep.
Surfing. Sailing. Fishing. Time on the boat. Slightly damp wetsuits. Endless sandy feet. Food around the table. Someone always coming through the door hungry. That's us.
It's not particularly polished.
But it's ours.
And that's the point.
I've built my life intentionally around the things that make me feel rich in happiness.
Less stuff.
More time.
More outside.
More adventure.
More good food.
More travel.
More being together.
I make space for the things that make us feel the most alive and yep, it feels good.
family is my centre of gravity.
Living in a large blended family has taught me that togetherness doesn't always look neat. Sometimes it's loud. Sometimes it's chaotic. Sometimes everyone is going in completely different directions. And sometimes, somehow, we're all together — cooking, sailing, swimming, watching the sun go down or sleeping under the stars.
Those are the moments I want to remember.
Not because they're perfect, but because they are fleeting, magical, and the foundations that anchor our family.
The muddy feet, the salty skin, the chatter around the kitchen table, the tiny moments happening in between everything else.
That's why photographs matter to me.
Not just to remember what happened.
To remember how it felt.
people in their flow.
I'm fascinated by what happens when people stop thinking about how they look and get completely absorbed in what they're doing.
The way a body moves.
The glance between two people.
The sudden belly laugh.
The quiet.
The moment nobody notices the camera.
I'm curious about people. And I have an acute ability to notice deeply.
I don't manufacture moments. My superpower is in creating enough space for something real to happen — and being present when it does.
The reality it, life is imperfect and sometimes a little unexpected. And, somehow, amongst all of this it is completely poetic.
It's that little slice of magic that lights me up - that's the bit I'm looking for.
movement is my flow state
I'm happiest outside and slightly suspicious of sitting still for too long.
Hiking. Wild camping. Sailing. Swimming. Exploring.
I love the ocean. I love the mountains. I love adventure. Most of all, I love the feeling of being somewhere in nature, with no idea how the day will unfold.
Most days, my kids surf and sail as many hours as they can between sunrise until sunset, flip flopping between home and the water like it's the most natural thing in the world.
Day to day life isn't separate from my work, it's rather tangled, and this is fully intentional. I find deep joy when my family is in full flow, and it's this that started my love of photography.
I'm drawn to people who are completely absorbed in something — moving, making, playing, exploring, connecting.
the art & the strategy.
Fine art trained, with two decades of experience in brand and creative direction I bring two sides to the camera.
An artist’s eye. A strategic mind.
Light, composition, texture and feeling come naturally to me. But I also understand the bigger picture — the story a brand is telling, who it’s speaking to, and what the imagery needs to do.
Because beautiful imagery is one thing. Imagery with purpose is something else entirely.
i firmly believe.
You don't need more stuff.
You need more time.
More time with the people you love.
More outside.
More adventure.
More cooking together.
More salty hair and muddy feet.
More sailing, and being in the hands of the wind.
More saying yes.
More noticing what's already there.
More space for magic.
More life.
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