Chiara-Sophia Coyle

Descending from four generations of photographers, Chiara-Sophia Coyle was acquainted with photography from an early age while growing up in Greece; always pursued by her mother, Rolleiflex at the ready, recording and sharing scenes of family life with absent grandparents and her children's working-at-sea father. Photography became Chiara-Sophia's own escape as a young teenager. Kodak Instamatic in hand, the sound of the twist and the advancement of the film music to her ears, she began exploring all the elements of the Aegean: water, light, white, blue. While never an income generator, photography is what kept the artist sane as she navigated life challenges, and endured the endless longing and aching for her homeland, Greece. Experimenting, early, with Emulsion Transfers, Chiara-Sophia moved on to printing in her own dark room; then, to digital, constantly experimenting and exploring the new. Based in Sonoma, California, Chiara-Sophia is a Life Coach and Retreat Leader (www.archelifecoaching.com) and continues to travel, photograph, and work with what feeds her soul, wherever she may be: the people, the water, the reflections, the abstract.