For inquiries, please contact me here or email hello@taylormanuian.com

The Home page is the landing page for the website and displays 10-15 photos that occasionally get swapped as my work develops.

My best work is found on my Portfolio page.

The Blog page is where all my blog posts are located. I write posts throughout the week and focus on topics such as travel trips, travel guides, photography how-to’s, photography destination journals, as much more.

If you are interested in my camera gear, I have a list of what I use HERE.

If you are interested in my favorite travel gear, I have a list of what I use HERE.

Also, you can also find me on Instagram

ABOUT ME

Growing up, photography was always a part of my life. My family took so many photos. So many, I don’t even think I’ve seen them all. My parents always enjoyed documenting our travels and general day to day with photography. From childhood I was very much exposed to a camera. I believe photography has been a valuable part of how I view the world and my life. I have many memories of reminiscing over old photos, going through photo books, and learning about myself and my family through both posed and candid photos.

Photography has helped me remember the good, reminisce about the past, and confront the unpleasant.

In my opinion, it’s one of the best tools we have to convey and express emotion.

I bought my first “real” camera from a family friend right before graduating high school. It was an older Sony DSLR. I bought it for $200 and I still remember my first few photos with it. I went out in the backyard, took some photos of the flowers in the yard and loved the way they looked. I was pretty much hooked on how crisp and clear the image was and enjoyed capturing the details in nature.

I later bought a Nikon D5100 with some graduation money and started working with that. At this point, I was shooting mostly the coastline and beach photography. I would spend almost every night going to see the sunset, ruining multiple tripods in the sand, getting soaked from the waves and just experimenting. This entailed mostly playing around with the shutter speed. At this point, I was learning the in’s and out’s of a camera.

In college, I took a black and white film class and loved it. I was gifted my first film camera by a family I babysat for and used it for the class. Learning film was the best thing I did and would love to get back into it as some point. During that time, I learned about darkrooms and film, still practiced digital photography, and got the Lightroom Classic program on CD (before subscription times!) so I could learn to edit. Looking back on my journey, this may be the best photography years of my life because everything felt so new, social media was barely a thing, and I was so creatively experimental.

As I grew older I photographed here and there but didn’t start to officially take it seriously until the start of 2024 when I decided to travel abroad for a year. At this point, I created a portfolio, started to post on Instagram, and engaged daily in photographing new scenes around the world.

Currently, I am photographing both at home and overseas, documenting my experiences and various scenes in each place I visit. At the moment, my focus is on details, pops of color, and strong light and shadow work. As I progress in my journey, I would love to create a dedicated long-term project based book. To me, this is the most meaningful way to permanently express myself and style creatively.