Hi, I’m cece.

founder of Zephyr & Tide

In the last 14 years, this brand has evolved alongside my messy yet beautiful journey of being human.

Somehow, I’ve had the privilege of photographing hundreds of humans from around the globe. Holding space as they share their story, and allowing the power of emotive imagery to express the things that can’t be spoken. To me, photography is both mirror and medicine — a way to witness the truth of a moment as it lives in the body.

Being a storyteller feels like watching the most beautiful film while simultaneously being the director. Your path intersects with so many incredible humans as you share in the most raw and vulnerable seasons of their lives. You’re constantly reminded how fragile and beautiful this life is. How there is no such thing as an ordinary moment. And how love is a story told through every human. It’s truly a career unlike anything I’ve experienced.

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( My story )

a deeper look into my “why”...

I started my photography business at sixteen. I’ll spare you the many stories of a young girl with a camera around her neck and get to the good stuff. This work has truly witnessed my evolution as a human like nothing else. From a young, aspiring artist thirsting for travel and meaning, to a wife building a life from scratch, to a storyteller in her late twenties on the brink of a massive burnout, unsure of how or when her own voice had gone quiet along the way.

In 2020, I stepped away from photography completely. I felt trapped, like I was operating from a place that was no longer authentic or growing with me as a human. I felt overwhelmed by the noise of the industry, as if it were silencing my inner artist, and I desperately needed to rediscover my “why.” I knew I had to either reshape this path or leave it behind. So I took three years to listen. To grieve. To play as an artist and create space to explore other facets of my soul. I deepened into other art forms, studied plants and herbalism, moved across the ocean, and eventually returned to school to study depth psychology.

In that hiatus, it became clear that the photographs I loved most weren’t just beautiful, they were alive. They were integration. Medicine. They held breath, body, and emotion. They were felt.

Now, as a holistic facilitator trained in depth psychology and somatic experiencing, I support others in returning to what’s alive within them. To remember what lives beneath the surface and give that part of themselves permission to be seen.

I believe that doing the inner work unlocks our creative potential. That every soul-led expression becomes a ceremony of reclamation. I hope to hold a space where you can truly embody yourself and feel proud of what you’re living, creating, and becoming. Where your photographs aren’t just pretty pictures, but evidence that you were here loving and expressing.

Whether it’s a wedding, a portrait session, or a tender season of transformation, I want to hold space for the beautiful ordinary. Not just the milestone moments, but the soft ones in between. The quiet decisions, the half-formed prayers, the wild beauty of simply being human. No matter what I’m offering, my intention remains the same. To meet you with tenderness. To honor your story. And to remind you that your presence is enough.

You are already art. And your legacy is worth remembering.

( My Philosophy )

you as my muse…

At its root, photography means drawing with light. There’s something tender, even a little magical, about the way light shapes depth into form. Unlike many psychological frameworks, depth psychology is not just a method, but a way of seeing. It recognizes that psyche means soul — and that everything, at its core, is a study of the soul.

When I look through this lens, both literally and metaphorically, I’m not just seeing what’s visible. I’m sensing what hasn’t yet been seen, felt, or spoken. This creative container becomes an embodied opportunity to illuminate. Soma means body, and in my approach, the body is the gateway. What is felt in the body is truth. It’s lived experience. It’s where story lives, waiting to be spoken into form.

That’s what makes depth storytelling so special. We’re not chasing the perfect image. We’re letting the moment shape itself from within. We move away from performance and into presence. It’s what happens when the body feels safe enough to soften. When expression rises not from being told to pose, but from being invited to feel. Rather than solely capturing a moment, we witness what lives inside it.

I see photography as both mirror and medicine — a space for expression, integration, and embodied remembering. So instead of solely focusing on how something looks, I attune to how it feels. The breath before the tears. The laugh that catches you by surprise. The stillness that follows when something real lands in the heart. I guide each session like I would a ritual — with presence, slowness, and care. Every person is different. Every story has its own myth, its own rhythm. Whether you’re in a season of celebration, transition, grief, or quiet growth, this is a space where you don’t have to perform. You just get to be.

In essence, we honor what’s real. Not just the highlights, but the shadows too. The in-between, the sacred ordinary. An invitation to be seen, felt, remembered. With photographs that feel like you.

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