Behind the Mill
"Please let me keep this memory. Just this one." — Joel Barish

Hi!! I'm so glad you're here. I'm Faith, and this is my Memory Mill.

 

I grew up on a small island, surrounded by so much natural beauty that I think it just wired me to notice the good stuff everywhere else too. I've lived a lot of life since then, collected way more stories than I know what to do with, and half of them end with me going, "you can't make this shit up."

 

I was raised by older parents, so I've always had a soft spot for the past — old music, poetry, black and white photos, all of it. My heart still belongs to 90s music. And photography, for me, has always been about more than just taking a decent picture. It's storytelling. It's catching the little moments that show who someone actually is.

 

I'm a coffee-and-buttered-toast kind of girl, and my plants would tell you I have no business owning them if they could still talk. I picked up a camera back in 2014, but it wasn't until my son was born that it really clicked — this is how I hold onto things.

 

I've taken lots of photos (too many, maybe) - the good, the bad, the Clint Eastwood kind - but candid shots are my favorite, hands down. A real laugh, a kid mid-giggle, that one time it snowed in Georgia and someone tried to make a snow angel (this happens maybe once every four years, I'm not kidding). Those are the moments that get me — nothing posed, nothing forced, just life happening. I love editing just as much as shooting. Playing with light and color until the photo feels right, that's half the fun. But honestly, what I care about most is helping people see themselves the way I see them.

 

I'm based in Savannah, Georgia, but I'll travel anywhere for a good story. New places just mean new things to notice.



So that's me — memory keeper, moment chaser, firm believer that imperfect photos are usually the best ones. Chasing good light, editing way too long, killing another houseplant. Stubborn, a little chaotic, but I mean every bit of it.