Surfacing
Recently my family experienced a major life change, we moved from our townhome into a house. All of this while going through this pandemic. The move, The to do lists a mile long, the loss and then recovery of 10TB of my art files, the pushing of my body physically to its limits! I’m finally reaching the surface to take a breath...
This image taken yesterday, was the first time I’ve used my camera in months! We were blessed to find a house with a pool, even though we didn’t think we wanted a pool. Now I know why we have it. I know I’m supposed to reach further and deeper into my underwater work. Blessed to have warm water to use 🤗. I’m offering underwater sessions starting now. I will post more soon!Erika Masterson 7/20
Erika Masterson is a Fine Art Photographer, living her dream between two worlds, a lakeside cabin tucked in the Southern Appalachian mountains and a quiet beach town on Florida’s east coast.Erika and her husband Ed have 4 children and one granddaughter. Her children are often seen in her artistic works.
She received her degree in photography from the Southeastern Center for Photographic Studies in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1990. In 1999 opened her own commercial portrait business and has been working the past 20+ years in California and Florida.
In 2012 Erika expanded her Art including many exhibits and awards. Her most recent accolades; Solo Exhibition Soho Gallery New York; the Co-Jurors Choice award by Joyce Tenneson under the theme “The Intimate Portrait”; She was chosen as a Julia Margaret Cameron finalist for her series “A Message for my Daughter” and was selected as Black and White Magazine’s Portfolio Spotlight winner for her series Sara’s Sojourn.
Her quiet and soulful images have been published in numerous magazines such as Black and White Magazine 2014 & 2017, Victoria Magazine 2000 & 2016, Silvershotz Magazine, Shots Magazine, 5×5 Magazine, Bella Grace Magazine, Raine, Shadow & Light and In-Style Magazine. Erika recently has her images being sold around the world and on greeting cards with Palm Press and book covers. She has also self-published 4 books with her series of work.
