I found my purpose
I found my purpose
Before I found photography I always thought I would be a teacher or a writer. My family was full of creative types - painters, writers, teachers, free thinkers. For what felt like the longest time I searched for my own place in the world of artistic expression. As a teenager, I moved out young and traveled the country with my film camera and began my quest to find my own path. I pursued my love for photography in college and graduated summa cum laude with a BFA in Photography.
When my first born son was born, my eyes and heart opened in a way I never had known before. It was scary and real and beautiful and it felt like home. In that moment it clicked; this is who I am, this is where I am supposed to be. I came back to my roots at the Delaware Beaches and slowly started my photography business with a 6-month old on my lap. Shortly after building a name for myself, I was named photographer of the year in our beautiful state of Delaware. It was a humbling and beautiful journey to get to that point.
About
Me
Maria DeForrest
Maria DeForrest
Now, 17 years into my career as a professional photographer, and my journey of motherhood, it's such a beautiful space to be in. Reflecting on all that has gotten me to where I am and what has made me the person I am today. I’m truly blessed to do what I do for a living. Deep down, I am still that wanderlust adventurer, rooted in film and creative freedom. As a photographer, I am now a more refined and experienced artist that is able to take on lots of dynamic scenarios through my years of experience. What I love about being an artist is that I will forever, always be coming into new spaces with a sense of wonder and excitement for what is about unfold. Based at the Delaware Beaches (with my heart in the mountains). I long for genuine and authentic connection.
Currently, enjoying motherhood 2.0 with my husband Jonathan and our sweet little babies-son, Zeke (4) and daughter, Blake (1). I continue to document the celebration and unions with wedding couples. I am a freelance photographer for Delaware’s largest Lifestyle and Luxury Magazine, Delaware Today. I look forward to each new summer season of meeting and documenting vacationing families to the Delaware Beaches and I love joining new parents as they embark on the first year of their baby’s precious life with my First Year Series. Thank God for this life and thank you for being here with me!
