Sarah is an incredibly talented creative, whose career has spanned across a jewellery label, vintage business, graphic design, photography, styling and creative direction. She brings an infectious energy and authenticity to everything she does and is an absolute joy to collaborate with. I feel so honoured to have worked with Sarah on several shoots, including my most recent vintage towelling collection which we shot in June in Coolum. She captures the spirit of Aestas so effortlessly; shooting with Sarah in nature with the ocean and sunshine is a dream - as a designer it's such a buzz to see everything come together on shoot days and see the collection through Sarah's eyes.

Sarah now runs her creative agency Studio Bobby offering photography, styling and graphic design from Queensland's Sunshine Coast where she lives with her husband, 3 girls, and dog Bobby. 

Gosh, where to begin... I've worn many, many hats whilst on this journey. From jewellery designer, to vintage online store owner, to now photographer / creative director. All of these creative pursuits have just been manifested with really hard background work on my behalf, once recognised that this is where I was headed. With my jewellery label, some of the highlights included overseas shoots, wholesaled with major retailers like Free People, and worn in campaigns like Billabong. I don't think until I moved on from jewellery, that I really saw how much I had achieved in 6 years.

My youngest daughter was diagnosed with a neuro - metabolic disease when she was 18 months and this was around the same time that I felt I couldn't go on with my jewellery label - I was carrying a really heavy load. But when one door closes, another one opens. And this was in the form of vintage. I collected vintage as a hobby and loved rummaging for one off pieces at the Antiques or Camberwell Market on my days off. To keep my mind busy with my daughter, I would take her op shopping. I shared a few finds on socials, and people would purchase them. It really started so innocently, until I was dropping around 60 + pieces a week online and selling everything. I truly believe this business venture took off because I was living and breathing it. Every piece I sourced was something I would keep in my own wardrobe or home. True authenticity. I actually don't think I have ever worked so hard, as with this job. And to be honest, it never felt like a day of work.

Fast forward to the last 2 years, I have just slowly stopped selling vintage, and gave myself the much-needed time for space, re-educating myself, immersion in what lights up my life, and keeping it thrilling. I have gone back to Uni to study Graphic Design and photography. This has created a new realm of enlightenment for me.

I am visual person. I always research prior to doing any photography / styling job. I'll research the brand / ethos / values / aesthetic, which will feed into my rabbit hole process of visualisation. I'll create mood-boards, write lists of styling pieces that could work for the jobs, + go op shopping or antiques for inspiration. Usually after this, I can see how the whole shoot should play out.