hi there,
I'm Chels

MICHIGAN BASED ✦ SENTIMENTAL AS HELL ✦ slightly feral

01 / THE FACE BEHIND THE CAMERA

Chelsea Marshall sitting on a couch in a warmly lit room, wearing black boots and smiling with her hand resting near her face.

I photograph the kind of life that doesn't sit still. Turns out, I don't really sit still either.

about me.

NOT YOUR
AVERAGE

PHOTOGRAPHER. MOM. NOSTALGIA CHASER.

AN INTRODUCTION, OF SORTS. / EST. IN REAL LIFE

PERFECT IS OVERRATED ✦ REAL LIFE LOOKS BETTER ANYWAY ✦

you asked...

I'm Chelsea. A wife to my best friend, a mom of four, and someone who's probably a little too sentimental for her own good.

Motherhood has a funny way of making you realize just how quickly everything changes. One minute you're wishing for a little peace and quiet, and the next you're missing the noise.

I think that's why I photograph people the way I do. I'm not looking for everyone to behave or everything to look perfect. I'm paying attention to the things that make your life yours.

I mean,

YES, I'M OVERTHINKING THIS BIO.

Chelsea Marshall sitting on a bright orange couch beneath a retro chandelier in a colorful living room.

01 / the short version

IS

ALREADY

the good stuff

happening

YOU DON'T NEED TO WAIT FOR THE HOUSE TO BE CLEAN. to lose a few pounds or for the kids to sit still.

MY VERY UNSOLICITED OPINION

currently awaiting accost

namely 60/70/ + obvi 90/00

lets chat opinions

vintage

crows take cake but I love them all

give me a hot day and a warm night, please

bravo

birds

my idea of relaxing

summer

true crime

things I like outside of my family and photos

reading

a little bit of everything

Wife, mom of four, and homeschooling mama. I'm equal parts sentimental and sarcastic, with a soft spot for anything vintage, especially the 60s and 70s. Give me a good book, a true crime rabbit hole, some Bravo drama, or a bird outside my window and I'm happy. And if something comes in a fun color, I'm probably choosing that one. I also love a good bit and belly laugh. overall lover of "the little things".

is

okay, but
who she?

02/ an unofficial bio

You can show up as you are. The loud kids, the quiet moments, the awkward laughs, the dog who won't cooperate. I'm not waiting for your life to look like somebody else's.

I'm looking for the things you'll miss someday.

perform

for me

you don't have to

03 / WHAT MATTERS TO ME

Tell me about your people. The wild ideas. The wonderfully ordinary stuff. I'm all ears.

YOU.

let's talk
about

say hello ↗

ME.

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