Elyse

The whole story kinda started from 2 years ago when I finally got the chance to try what something that I always wanted to try – Surfing. Just like all the surfers, I fell in love with it straight away. 3 months after, a simple surf film fired up the passion inside of me. Then, I decided to follow my heart and go on an adventure – “move to the world famous surfing town of GC.” To experience the surf culture, the lifestyle, to meet those surfers I look up to, and to see how far I can go in surfing. I quit my job, bought a one way ticket, packed my whole life in a suitcase, and started a new life in Australia. From there I said to myself, one day I want to use my own life story to inspire others to find their passion and go chase their dreams (it’s never too late). So I started to use the only camera I have (which is my smartphone) to document my journey and capture the moment that has a story to tell. Luckily, that led me to my new found passion - smartphone photography. Then, it became my way to inspire others :) My name is Elyse. I’m a smartphone photographer, based on GC