My Story

My name is Isla Dawahare and this is my personal photo blog, which I started at the age of 10 in late 2022. I was first inspired to take up photography after a lesson on Ansel Adams. At first, I started taking pictures of the nature around me and then I started to enjoy taking photos of animals, especially my pets. Many people find animals to be a hard subject to work with, but I find them the most rewarding.

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I don't just love my pets; I also love wild animals. I want to use this blog not only to entertain others but to inspire my readers to help protect endangered wild animals. I love going to the zoo and taking photos of wild animals. I also love to take photos of nature, such as flowers and plants.

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I continued taking photos of animals, and I still do, but my interests started to expand in 2023- I started doing professional family photo shoots and headshots. And in April of 2024, I had the incredible opportunity to photograph the purple carpet for the opening night of the two-time Tony award winning Broadway musical Suffs. You can check out my purple carpet photos in my portfolio. After Suffs, I continued to expand my photography skills and learn and grow. I now volunteer at a local animal shelter to photograph their adoptable animals, which is something that I absolutely love. I also have begun to have more consistent opportunities doing family photos, events, and headshots, and I got the opportunity in February 2025 to photograph another Broadway red carpet, for Redwood the musical. I also got to photograph the Broadway openings of Just in Time and Real Women Have Curves in April 2025, as well as photographing an actress getting ready for her Broadway debut in Roundabout Theatre Company's Pirates! The Penzance Musical.

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I hope you enjoy my photos!

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