Today we’d like to introduce you to Delilah Williams.
Delilah, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
Born in the 80’s of Lower East Side Manhattan and raised by artisan parents, I was surrounded by creativity, culture and artistic expression at an early age. It was these influences that would shape my appreciation of storytelling through images and video.
A Published pro photographer and multimedia content creator I’ve been creating for two decades and counting. Pairing my passion and purpose of storytelling through imagery, my love for people and capturing the essence of precious moments show in everything I shoot. The proudest career moments was having one of my images in a NY art gallery and capturing Photography Legend Gordon Parks all before the age of 19. I’ve shot for the Staten Island NAACP Chapter, NYFW, Nonprofit organizations’s United Way, The Arts Council of Princeton NJ just to name a few. Having interned, volunteered and worked at places such as ICP International Center of Photography and Queens Arts School, and local city programs dedicated to art enrichment & photography education, my love for imagery has grown into an amazing career path.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
This 20 year stretch has never been an easy fete. Over the years, I contemplated on changing career path for a regular 9 to 5 with benefits, but my happiness and heart always stopped me from doing what’s easy. Working for someone else was never what I wanted for my life and over the years working at temporary positions I learned it could never fully work. Though financially my work didn’t always provide for me but my faith in God & my gifts made a way. I remember one year catching a flight to a different State with a dollar and a dream for a four day event and what I thought would turn into something profitable, turned into the complete opposite. Though by the grace of God I was blessed with a place to lay my head for free(By a complete stranger who was out of town) and I made my way back & forth to this 4 day event by way of young Lyft driver who I paid every morning & night to drive me back & forth. By the time I got back home my funds were depleted and the trip made me question why am I even doing this. But my passion over profit made me stay. Photography was/is my first love, matter of fact my very first film camera was the most expensive item I’d ever owned up until I was in my late 20s. It was those kind of experiences that I decided I’d invested too much time and tears to ever give up on my love.
Delilah Peach Photograpy – what should we know? What do you do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
Delilah Peach Photograpy started as a hobby, turned passion project, turned full-on career path. I capture people at their most special moments, charity & corporate events, fashion shows, baby showers, Birthdays, graduation ceremony, weddings. What I’m most proud of is everything I capture I capture with love. Right now I’m a one woman show(for now), finding a tribe to turn into a team takes time I’m not there yet. Not having to over edit images I take pride in shooting a subject that doesn’t need much manipulation or what the young folks call filters. I’m also package deal! Aside from editing images I also create graphics and video content with images I shot that complement who I’m doing business with. With everything I capture and a pictures being worth a thousand words I make certain the occasion has a perfect beginning, middle and end. Lastly, I’ve embarked on a new venture taking over IG stories for one day or a week, providing all the above services plus creative copy for individuals, businesses, brands, event coordinators, etc..
What moment in your career do you look back most fondly on?
One of my photos being on the cover of a magazine, one of my images in Essence Magazine, and one of my images being credited to me on Forbes.com.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://msha.ke/
delilahpeach - Phone: 7189130308
- Email: delilahpeach@aol.com, DelilahPeach@aol.com
- Facebook:
DelilahpeachPhotography& ContentCreator - Twitter: @DelilahPeach
- Other: LinkedIn Delilah Peach
Image Credit:
Band Red Sahara, Life Coach Thamicha Isaac, Company (Organize For Love) Models hair & concept by Natural Hollywood
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