I was merely wandering with my camera, taking in the sites with my creative goddess friend Allegra In Potts Point, Sydney last year in August. It was the kind of meeting that is fleeting, brief but so, so rich with meaning. The sun was shining down & the hours were ticking quickly toward sunset. The watery sights of Sydney had my breath catching when we saw Georgia Shaw - & her glowing, fiery red hair - reading a book about kindness at a cafe. Allegra, a fellow photographer, was the one who first jumped in to ask if she would be open to having her portrait taken. She was graceful, funny & open to the moment unfolding. We sat & talked & learned she was just traveling through Sydney to visit her family from London after finishing up an intense Semester at University.

It was one of those meetings that I just have to make a part of my inBloom Sessions. I reached out to Georgia & asked if she would be apart of it & she happily accepted. Through her responses I was given an incredible opportunity to allow life to again teach me through Georgia.

I am in awe of Georgia & her captivating way of seeing her world. & I am so grateful I got to snap a little moment in her world. Enjoy x

a few words from the beautiful Georgia:

In September I accomplished my ambition of becoming a solicitor. I'm currently a trainee in a city law firm based in London's financial centre. It's challenging but my career has given me the confidence to try everything and never limit myself. As a young woman, importantly it has taught me my value aside from how I look.

I had an unexpected year. There's a theory that people make a physical, mental and spiritual transition every 7 years which is what happened for me in 2018. I feel like a completely different person. I have reevaluated and changed what I eat and drink, consume, the thoughts I have and how I use my words. I now view situations from a more understanding viewpoint and always want to look for ways to be kinder and consider others. I feel so much more emotionally porous but stronger, and connected to a deeper energy. I feel like I've woken up. I hope that makes sense!

Returning to Australia, where my dad is from, pushed my transition further. I spent 2 months living with my sister in her studio apartment in Sydney after 3 years apart. I admire how Australians live in proximity to and enjoy nature. I spent time with family and old friends, made new friends, visited the rainforest, went on coastal walks, saw a pod of pregnant humpback whales on their journey to give birth. It reminded me how lucky I am to have a connection to Australia. It rein-stilled what the measure of life is and what I truly value. I have always said it is a healing landscape.

& unfortunately this meeting will be fleeting for you too, with Georgia not currently being on social media. Savour this powerful woman!

Interview:

What did you want to be when you grew up.

An archaeologist - I still love learning about ancient peoples and their beliefs.

3 words to describe your now-season?

Conscious, growth, understanding.

What is it that inspires you?

Connecting with and learning from people from other cultures and walks of life.

5 words to describe YOU?

Calm, kind, grounded, open, curious (I asked my best friend for help).

What most people wouldn’t really know about you?

How hard I’ve worked to get where I am. (Again, I asked my best friend).

What lights you up?

Connecting with nature or being active which is what I miss most about Australia.

Do you manage a day-job-hustle? How do you find that balance / life balance?

I’m still trying to establish balance based on the understanding that your personal and work lives are symbiotic.

Where are you being called towards in future?

Being the best version of myself by trying to understand myself and others. I also want to do a course this year with the LGBT+ charity Stonewall to learn how to be a straight ally in the workplace.

Anything you are working on within yourself right now?

Where to even begin(!) Being more compassionate and having less attachment (in the Buddhist sense) to what I feel is owed to me.

What is most coming forward / blooming within you currently?

The understanding that the older I get the less (I realise) I know.

A little piece of advice for anyone following their the non-linear whispers of their heart in this linear world?

If you feel it, it has value and you need to follow it.