Banff - An Unraveled Academy Retreat | September 2024 | Jayme - Couple & Family Session
Ink, Intimacy and the art of seeing differently: A couples session to remember.
When two artists collide, magic happens. And when those artists are partners in life, deeply connected through creativity, passion and fifteen years of shared history; something extraordinary unfolds.
This couples session, led my the amazing Mari Trancoso, wasn’t just about capturing romantic glances or staged embraces. It was about documenting a story of love and legacy through the lens of artistry. Both individuals are creators in their own right: one with a camera, one with a tattoo machine. To mark their 15th wedding anniversary they chose to celebrate in the most intimate and creative way imaginable, they tattooed each other.
The atmosphere, set by Mari’s vision, was soft and grounded, wrapped in warm light and textures that reflected their lived-in comfort with one another. Amid the hum of quiet conversation and the glow of shared laughter, their tattoos told stories written in ink, of endurance, reinvention, and mutual trust. For all of us present in that space, watching and learning from Mari on how she guides her couples to natural connections, we could feel the weight of their shared years and the lightness of their ongoing discovery.
This kind of session doesn’t come from a template. Mari showed us how she steps outside of convention and into collaboration. That’s the gift of in-person retreats and workshops form The Unraveled Academy, they stretch you, they shift your eye. Whether you’re photographing emotion, capturing raw vulnerability or documenting the fusion of art forms, you begin to shoot not for perfection but for connection.
These retreats and workshops from The Unraveled Academy invite you into the lives and processes of artists like this couple, people who live their art, who love through their art: are invaluable. They teach you to listen with your lens. They remind you that photography isn’t just about what you see; it’s about how you see and how bravely you’re willing to feel.
Mari led this amazing session, from capturing the connection between our couple to then effortlessly transitioning the session into a connected family session that showed how their loved transposed into their family unit. Mari led this session in a way that felt like a masterclass in trust, intimacy and the courage to be witnessed. And for any photographer wondering where to grow next: find spaces that challenge your comfort zone, and The Unraveled Academy is the place to do so. It comes with a community of like-minded individuals who are ready to encourage and support you as you branch out and reignite your passion for photography. So see stories like this one and let your camera be the key that opens the door.
