Meet Kyle Spyrides
Owner and Professional Visual Content Creator
A younger me grabbed a hold of the words my grandfather told me with every cell in my body and I have been running with it ever since. “Decide your destiny” he told me with an abundance of accomplishment and joyful confidence. The smile on his face resembled a childlike grin which was fitting as he would also say “Never let the child in you die”.
That message was not only delivered to my ears, it pierced all the way through to my heart and reminded me of what I had heard about a much, much younger me. My family would not hesitate to mention how I was a very unusual young child. Unusual in the way I would interact with absolutely anyone and everyone who was qualified as a fully grown adult.
With a resounding confidence whilst standing at the traffic lights I said “Hello Mr, what’s your name?” to 7 foot Kane the wrestler look a like gentlemen. There’s no surprise that this made my parents very nervous. To be fair I am not sure what content I was consuming at that age so I’m not sure who’s to blame for the one incident at a restaurant where I yelled “Hey Chickybabe can I get another Cola?” to the waitress - all this from a 2 year old, that’s why it was a bit unusual. That same beaming confidence, interested in other is what I pursue everyday whilst fusing that energy with my passion in business and capturing images that are as valuable as the last image of a loved one tucked away in a returning soldiers wallet.
What is Soul Gazing Photography?
Soul Gazing Photography is a business that focusses on visual storytelling who consider your journey. Further than that I care about capturing your vision and the essence of what you are trying to convey. I am driven to create the media that connects you to your target audience. I aim to represent you and what you stand for in the best light possible.
My business came about as a natural development from my deep interest in powerful imagery. My ambition is to move people with my photography by creating photographs that would draw you in and peak your interest as you peel back the layers behind that moment in time. Visual interpretation has the ability to change moods, evoke emotion and call for action like nothing else.
The values imprinted in the DNA of Soul Gazing Photography have been passed down by these absolute gems - my grandparents.
With a combined 176 years of life experience they have cemented the structures of good values into how I approach business. My grandparents instilled in me that having a good sense of character in the way you operate makes people feel more comfortable to trust you with their projects as they feel that you’re more reliable.
This has always kept me in good stead and grounded me and given the opportunity to work with some amazing clients and industry leaders. This was tested when I started out with my role as assistant photographer to Sean Izzard from The POOL COLLECTIVE. This role came at the perfect as I had just completed my Diploma of Photo Imaging and I was eager to learn from someone with a great deal of industry experience.
I love it when clients have a vision of what they are looking for and I am given the opportunity to bring their vision to life. This is the most rewarding aspect of my Job. As we go through the process from concept to planning and onto the final execution of those ideas. I have been told multiple times by clients how uncomfortable they feel in front of the camera though this is concerning it pushes me to make photographs that they are proud of making them feel more comfortable in their skin.
I strongly believe that if you take away our stories then there isn’t much left but an empty canvas. Telling our stories can evoke the full spectrum of emotions in a single sitting as stories are so important as they are our identity.
Working closely with my local council, the elderly in our community, charity organisations and non for profits to help them spread their message are opportunities I hold close to my heart.
For fun I love to travel, dive into new experiences and immerse myself into different cultures.
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Alternatively feel free to contact me direct via email - soulgazingphotography@gmail.com or you can call me directly on 0423 640 315
