From the Shut Your Aperture archive (2014): this original profile describes Paige Nelson’s portrait practice as it was presented then, not a current business or location.

Paige Nelson: Dreamlike Fine-Art Portraits

This weeks inspiration comes from Photographer of the week Paige Nelson.

Paige Nelson is a photographer from San Diego, California specializing in fine art portraiture. Paige began shooting in 2009, tempted by a combination of curiosity and the urge to document the natural beauty of her hometown. After graduating with her bachelor’s in journalism, Paige thought she might be a photojournalist and freelanced for several local newspapers. Unsuspectingly caught in a never-ending daydream, Paige soon realized the ideas in her head served as a greater source of inspiration and outlet for her art. Now strongly influenced by cinematography, Paige’s images often border the line between reality and dreamlike worlds. Her unique narrative style encompasses everything from self-portraiture to weddings and events.

Woman holding red fabric in a sunlit fieldSave

Woman standing at the edge of the sea at sunsetSave

Woman in a white dress among rocks and fabricSave

Woman walking along a street at duskSave

Hands reaching above the surface of a lakeSave

Woman reclining on dark rocks by the waterSave

Woman seated beside a woodland streamSave

Figure beside a small fire on a rocky shoreSave

Black-and-white portrait with bubblesSave

Woman in a sunlit meadowSave

Woman walking along a pier at purple duskSave

Woman reclining on rock by turquoise waterSave

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