The feminine

“…. I want to say one other thing about the feminine because the feminine always comes in threes: mythologically there are the three graces, the three Norns, the three wyrd sisters. We have talked about Mother and Virgin. The third is the Crone, she is the woman who has gone through her crossroads. The crossroads represents a place where consciousness is crossed by the unconscious in other words, a place where you have to surrender your ego will to a higher will. The Crone has gone though one crossroads after another. She has reached a place of surrender where her ego demands are no longer relevant…

… She would perceive it, see through to the heart of it, and cut where necessary, but cut with love.  I always envision her wielding a golden sword with a silver handle. All the perceptivity of gold, but handled with the love of silver. The masculine and feminine together. She has the kind of wisdom that takes life with a grain of salt, smiles at the divine comedy.” Marion Woodman 

Those brief moments...

“Because it is occasionally possible, just for brief moments, to find the words that will unlock the doors of all those many mansions inside the head and express something - perhaps not much, just something {...}
Something of the inaudible music that moves us along in our bodies from moment to moment like water in a river.
Something of the spirit of the snowflake in the water of the river.
Something of the duplicity and the relativity and the merely fleeting quality of all this.
Something of the almighty importance of it and something of the utter meaninglessness.
And when words can manage something of this, and manage it in a moment, of time, and in that same moment, make out of it all the vital signature of a human being - not of an atom, or of a geometrical diagram, or of a heap of lenses - but a human being, we call it poetry.” Ted Hughes

Brief moments and human love // portrait sessions from £250

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Portrait sessions

“All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.’ — Jack Kerouac

Seeing you // portrait photography with me... High Tribe Records // Callum

Whether you are an artist, a musician, a dancer, an entrepreneur, or you need a photo for your 'about me' page on your website, or simply a new Linkedin photo. I would love to hear from you.

Sessions start at £250

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Here they come the beautiful ones...

“When we think of the past it's the beautiful things we pick out. We want to believe it was all like that.” ― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale

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My favourite flowers are in season and so I am running floral portrait sessions to capture your favourite flowers in bloom - either in your garden or here in my studio. Your flower is giclée printed on hahnemuhle paper giving it a painterly timeless feel ♡ Please DM to find out more ♡

A portrait session with Fayann Smith of October Collective

“If I got rid of my demons, I’d lose my angels” — Tennessee Williams 

Fayann is one of the three female artists who call themselves October! Collective who are spearheading the launch of the first permanent art quarter in Venice launched during the biennale titled Giudecca Art District. Fayann has composed the soundtr…

Fayann is one of the three female artists who call themselves October! Collective who are spearheading the launch of the first permanent art quarter in Venice launched during the biennale titled Giudecca Art District. Fayann has composed the soundtrack for the district’s flagship installation titled Body As Home that is a timely exploration of self-discovery, identity, migration and search for the meaning of home.

Magic hour

With the magic hour of summer evenings drawing near I am starting after school kids portrait sessions in and around Blackheath and Greenwich or a nearby location you love. Sessions are £250 all inclusive which give a relaxed and fun hour of photography with me and then 30 high resolution edited digital files of the session. Perfect to save and print as and when you wish ♡
Please DM to lodge your interest and for available sessions. Sessions typically will start 5pm, 6.30pm, 8pm over May, June and July

This is what makes my heart full..

Revealing the best of you, showcasing you and giving you your time to shine.

These photos were created for Olga and new venture as a naturopathic doctor.

Letting pictures tell your story..


I’m offering a significant discount on portrait and personal branding photo sessions for local entrepreneurs in the south east London area. I have 2 places i’m offering at £197 where I will work with you to create a unique set of portraits and personal branding imagery for your business which tells your unique story. You will take home approximately 30 images to help promote your business online and grow your brand.
If you know anyone who would like to take advantage of this offer please share and send them this offer or DM me.

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personal branding photography sessions at alexandradao.com

personal branding photography sessions at alexandradao.com

The strongest ties..

Invisible threads are the strongest ties //Friedrich Nietzsche

Last Sunday's delightful afternoon with Hannah and her gorgeous brood...

If you are interested in family photo sessions, whatever the occasion, whether it's a 1st birthday party, a golden wedding anniversary, an engagement, a wedding, or for no reason whatsoever other than capturing a moment in time, a day, the light, a smell, a colour, a feeling, an age, a look:  all the things in which our memories are stored.. then please call me to find out more! 07875 195876