Mary Da Ros Photography

chemise soap dispenser

woman woman reflection woman driving woman w/flowers girl looking out window boy at the table boy portrait two girls walking farm boy girl with hat girl standing woman at fair man at the fair girl on a ride boy sitting on ride acook young woman young man and woman woman portrait boy with apple woman and boy man at beach boy running

mailbox apple sign apples trailer wheel woman resting apple orchard clouds bench near ocean man fishing surfers men walking with surfboards surfers sitting on bench boy on the beach boat on water girl with a basket girl near a barn dried grass old fence vw in woods bed

bleu cheese toast and jam soft cheese pressed cheese appetizer appetizer with honey appetizer on cracker cheese board appetizer with balsamic 3 little bites charcuterie board appetizer with fig salad anti pasto chef cooking scallop dish pear dish

coffee cup chemise soap dispenser tricycle 2 chairs vacuum boogie board basket of shells airstream trailer lemonade stand lemon cookies rubber ducks

The instamatics are the photographs I make using cameras such as a Polaroid or iPhone, that produce spontaneous and moody imagery. It's my thinking that photography is at its best when there's a certain amount of serendipity involved and things seem magical again. To me, these are all that.

boy on mountain boy fishing woman in hat paddle boarding boy in surf boy in hat surfer clouds sailboat fisherman on bridge iceland house weather vane boy on a ride young girl woman in bathingcap flowers ocean view portico old roses yellow pear apricots red pear blueberries eggs red onions oreos and milk boy doorknob single rose

Prelude to an archæology is part of a photo essay that was shot during a very long winter in which I took refuge almost every weekday morning at a local diner.

It's a work in progress.

Cheap Charlies coffee cup empty diner booth Fred diner counter lone napkin booth with christmas bow man 2 diner booth seats couple reading paper finished plate booths 1 and 2 older woman jeep outside of diner child sitting at booth jelly cook leftovers diner table man at a table table and chairs older man family eating breakfast man reading and eating dirty dishes at table diner, outside diner booths

Photographs © Mary Da Ros
tel. 507-358-0624
mary@marydaros.com

Clients include Nestlé, Women's Wear Daily, American Express, Travel + Leisure, Minnesota Monthly, Metro, Il Bisonte, Condé Nast and ZZest.

self portrait