FALLING IN LOVE WITH MALLARDS AT GOLFE DE SAINTES MARIES, MONTPELLIER BY MONALISA

Golfe de  Saintes Maries in Montpellier is the home of thousands of pink flamingos and countless of other waterbirds. I was at Golfe de  Saintes Maries to photograph flamingos but subsequently fell in love and ended up photographing Mallards [Anas platyrhynchos], mainly the male mallard. 

FRANCE’S SEMI-WILD CAMARGUE HORSES BY MONALISA

I was born loving two things – beauty and strength. The horse is an animal that is beautiful, strong and powerful; and inspires me to have more freedom, grace and courage in my life.  A large semi-wild horse herd lives in La Cacharel, Montpellier. The following images are from my

FRANCE’S CAMARGUE HORSES BY MONALISA

I have many passions. Photography – Guilty, Film and theatre – Guilty, Cognac – Very Guilty. However, my overriding passion is riding and horses and more increasingly – the horse. I am happy to say that I have returned to riding in the past few months.

ARTIST IN TRAINING: MY FASHION NUDE PHOTOGRAPHY MASTER CLASS WITH BRUCE SMITH BY MONALISA

We all know what makes a good holiday – excellent food, beautiful accommodation in a great location shared with beautiful people. My 5-day masterclass with Bruce Smith at the Cote D’Azur, Nice had all these ingredients, but it wasn’t a holiday. I arrived at Nice airport at 8.30 p.m. in

A FASHION NUDE MASTERCLASS IN COTE D’AZUR WITH THE LEADING FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER – BRUCE SMITH

I’ve just returned from a 6 day, 24/7 Fashion Nude Masterclass by one of the most talented Fashion photographers today – Bruce Smith, in Cote d’Azur, Nice. It was an amazing week. Please see below a photograph I took of the Divine KATHERINE M who was our model for this