Freedom Seeker Photography

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Luz
Freedom Seeker Photography

Lifestyle portrait photographer in the Algarve and worldwide ✨
✹ Women ✹ Couples & proposals ✹ Families
✹ Retreats ✹ Weddings

16/06/2026

This was one of my favourite family photoshoots of the season. ✨

It had all the ingredients of a great session: a very connected extended family, real joy, lots of laughter, and people who were completely open to being creative, trying different prompts, and simply enjoying the experience together. And those guys in particular were full of energy! And I loved it!!

A lot of photographer friends avoid midday shoots like the plague, but for me, the most important thing is that my clients and their children are comfortable. Sometimes that means shooting in harsher daylight rather than asking little ones to stay up past their bedtime. ☺️

I'm very proud that even in the strongest sunlight, we captured photographs that reflect this family's spirit exactly as it was: joyful, loving, playful, and completely themselves.🥰🥰🥰

If you'd love to create memories like these with your own family in the Algarve, send me a message. I promise it will be fun, relaxed, and an experience you'll remember long after the photos are delivered. 🫶🏼

14/06/2026

Nobody tells you that photography is actually a proper sport.

One minute you're creating art.

The next thing you know you're squatting, kneeling, lying on rocks, running backwards and somehow balancing on one leg to get "the shot".

My lower back is killing me. And I must confess... So are my knees. 😅📸

13/06/2026

The glamorous life of a secret proposal photographer. 🤫📸

What you see: beautiful engagement photos, happy tears and a perfectly captured surprise.

What you don't see: me arriving 30 minutes early, pretending to photograph birds, checking my phone every 17 seconds and trying not to look suspicious while following strangers around a beach.

Secret proposals are still one of my favourite things to photograph. They're equal parts excitement, nerves, planning and trust.

And somehow, despite the adrenaline, everything always seems to come together at exactly the right moment.

Have you ever planned a surprise this big? 😅

10/06/2026

Apparently, it's National Freelancers Week, which feels like a good opportunity to reflect on my own journey. 🥰

Five years ago, I became a freelancer and, if I'm honest, it wasn't part of some carefully crafted master plan.

I moved to Portugal during the pandemic and spent my first year trying to decide whether I wanted to return to the UK or build a life here. What I eventually realised was that I didn't have to choose between the two.

Freelancing allowed me to stay connected to my clients, colleagues and professional network in the UK while creating a life in Portugal that I genuinely love.

What started as an unplanned (but very fun) experiment turned into two careers running side by side: marketing and photography.

💻 Marketing has been my longest and most consistent income stream. It's challenged me, taught me a huge amount and connected me with brilliant people and organisations. It also gives me a great excuse to pop back to the UK every now and then.

📸 Photography, however, has completely changed my life.

It has introduced me to incredible people, taken me to beautiful places and given me the privilege of documenting some of life's most meaningful moments. From women celebrating themselves, to families gathering together, retreats, weddings, secret proposals and everything in between.

I still find it amazing that people trust me to preserve memories that will become part of their family stories for years to come. I remember how hard it was for me to call myself a photographer at the start😅

And I'm SO fortunate that I get to use both the strategic and creative sides of my brain so regularly.

A few lessons I've learned along the way:

⭐ Relationships matter more than almost anything else.

⭐ The work is rarely just about the service you provide. It's about trust.

⭐ There will be quieter periods. Don't panic.

⭐ Opportunities often come from unexpected places.

⭐ Freedom comes with responsibility, but for me it's been worth it.

Thank you to every client, colleague, friend and supporter who's been part of this journey so far. ❤️

And to my fellow freelancers: what's been your biggest lesson from working for yourself?

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09/06/2026

Planning a secret proposal comes with so much excitement, anticipation and adrenaline. For me, it is a privilege every single time to be trusted with such an important moment in a couple's story.

A huge thank you to my lovely clients for these incredibly kind words:

💍 K

"Elena is an amazing photographer and she captured our proposal in the most beautiful way. Even in the middle of a storm she made our photos look incredible and went above and beyond for us, she was so warm and friendly that we felt comfortable instantly, would highly recommend! We can’t thank her enough for being such a crucial part of our journey!"

💍 JA

"Elena captured our engagement perfectly! We felt so lucky to have found her during our search for a photographer. She made us feel so comfortable during the photoshoot and our pictures turned out stunning. We were so impressed by her artistic eye. She is also such a welcoming and kind person. I can’t recommend her enough if you are looking for a photographer, she is truly amazing!"

💍 PC

"My fiancée and I wanted a photoshoot in a beautiful landscape, and the experience with Elena was perfect! From the start, Elena made us feel very comfortable, as we were quite nervous. She was patient and professional and helped us feel at ease and bring us out of our shells. I can totally recommend Elena. She captured our personalities in the pictures, and as the photoshoot progressed, we became more confident and enjoyed the entire process. I’m so grateful to her for the new memories we created with this experience."

💍 TS

"If you’re looking for a special moment to be captured or simply a photoshoot on the beach... Elena is your go to person! Not only was she so kind and respectful, but she genuinely cared in making us feel comfortable throughout the whole process. We started off with a couple minutes of meditation which helped ease our nerves! She captured my secret proposal better than what I could have envisioned it! She’s a natural behind the lenses. Not only do I trust her for our future photoshoots when we’re back in the area but also we gained a new friend in her! Please check her out! Definitely a 10/10 experience"

Grateful ❤️❤️❤️

07/06/2026

Women spend so much time caring for others, showing up for work, family, pets, partners, friends, communities and endless responsibilities.

Sometimes, in the middle of that, it's easy to forget yourself and the fact you need just as much care. I believe photography is a great reason for us to remind ourselves we're worth celebrating too.

For no apparent reason, milestone or achievement.

That's been my mission since the very beginning of my photography journey - to celebrate you, exactly as you are. ✨

31/05/2026

"The reason a lot of people stay busy is that busyness is a beautiful, socially rewarded form of dissociation.

You don't have to feel anything. You don't have to look at anything. You don't have to ask whether the life you're building is the life you actually want.
..

The grief you haven't grieved. The conversations you've been avoiding. The dreams you've buried. The desires you've been suppressing.
..

The avoidance is not random. The avoidance is the point."

From a recent Jay Shetty episode, which I listened to so many times.

I was stunned because I really saw myself in it.

Slowing down is something I'm actively trying to work on, and I still find it very difficult.

The more busyness there is, the less space there is to process what's truly in our hearts - our desires, our fears, our pain, and the things we don't want to look at.

Sometimes all it takes is a 10-minute walk, a run, or simply sitting outside without your phone, a book, music, or any distraction. That's often when the thoughts you've been suppressing finally have a chance to surface.

I still catch myself filling every gap with something - work, a plan, a task.

It's so tricky to switch off, isn't it? That's all that's needed to hear what our mind really wants us to do, yet it's so difficult!

Maybe that's also why I love photography so much.

As strange as it sounds, a photoshoot can be a beautiful tool to slow down and actually feel what's there.

Whether it's a branding session, a portrait shoot, a maternity session, or simply documenting a chapter of your life, you're suddenly asked to be present. No phone. No multitasking. No endless to-do list.

Yes, the photographer might guide you, but you're still there with yourself.

I've always felt that photography acts like a mirror, one that reflects something deeper back to you later.

Maybe that's why photoshoots can feel so vulnerable. And maybe that's also why they can be so powerful.

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27/05/2026

M. reached out to me just days before this session and we ended up confirming everything on the very same day of the maternity photoshoot. I picked some beautiful flowers from the garden and we met at one of my favourite beaches in the Algarve to celebrate this special season of their lives - pregnancy ✨

My couple spent the evening running around barefoot, dancing, reading books, throwing flowers, laughing, and playing with confetti and coloured powder in the air.

It was a joyful experience for all three of us. Wishing them so much love to them and their future little girl 💕

26/05/2026

Postcards from Lisbon ☀️
The joy of doing nothing "productive".

My Lisbon trip was chilled and energising at the same time. I walked around for 15–20k steps a day, took photos as a way to really experience the city, battled with the temptation to prepare social media content for a client, and decided not to.

Instead, I enjoyed delicious food, a psychology book about defining moments, beautiful art, and recharged my creative side through the beauty of Lisboa, catching up with old and new friends, and finally making some precious time for myself.
So looking forward to going back already!

22/05/2026

Mother nature ☀️

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