A mother of four, photographer, nature lover. Someone trying to make sense of it all, through photos and stories.
I try to be free in all senses of the word, so I made the leap and now work with what I love doing; taking pictures, storing this life in moments, both for myself and for clients. My heart is in photographing birth and motherhood, but I take on just about any photography job.
(See my birth photos at www.birth.no and the rest of my work portfolio at www.mariavatne.no.)
I live on a farm in Norway with my man Nik and my children Ronja, Freja, Falk and Ulv, plus a bunch of animals. We grow our own food as far as the seasons allow it, we don't go to kindergarten, the three youngest ones will be homeschooled.
We govern our own lives, we strive for independence, we want to be in this life wild and free and full of love.
It's amazing how lucky we are with the weather on Ronjas birthday. We always feel that it's a gamble planning for an outdoors party that late in autumn, but it's always been a great success. As was the case yesterday! She had the girls in her class over after school, we did presents and treasure hunt and a bonfire and cake and crackers and play. She loved it. The day was rounded off with pizza with the family at a restaurant in town. A super day for a super kid!
