Earlier this summer, we hosted Photographer, Josephine Rohrbacker, at Postcard Cabins St. Francois outside of St. Louis through our Artist Fellowship program. She used her escape to nature to reconnect to her love of photography and get some rest in nature. Read on to hear more about her stay.
I have always had an eye for nature and for photography. I received my first camera on my 9th birthday, and I’ve been taking photos ever since! In high school, I joined the yearbook club and used my school’s DSLR to play around with portraits and action shots, which was a lot of fun, and it taught me a lot about how to mess with the camera settings to achieve the shot I was going for. Once I graduated, I started playing around with different settings, lenses, angles, lighting, and techniques with my own DSLR I purchased. It’s grown to be something I really enjoy and something I take a lot of pride in, and I learn something new every time I pick up my camera. I love photography because it’s the creator’s perspective and what they find beautiful, and it’s an expression of what the creator sees and what the creator wants to show others, and I love being able to share that perspective and that vision with others.
Being in nature is the only time I feel 100% at peace. It’s my favorite way to spend my free time, to unwind and to spend time with friends and family. All my favorite hobbies are spent outside (photography, paddle boarding, swimming, hiking, reading, running, kayaking, and taking walks). I love taking photographs in nature because I love all the different perspectives you can capture. I am amazed every day by God’s creation and the beauty of the outdoors. I would say my favorite types of shots are close shots and low angles, but there are so many ways to capture the beauty of nature.
My Getaway was so much fun! This was my 4th time being at Getaway, and I always look forward to stepping into that wooden cabin for the first time in a while (usually after a busy week) and taking it all in. Getaway never fails to relax and rejuvenate me. My free time in my cabin always sparks creativity, and because I don’t have service in my cabin, the distractions that otherwise would get in the way of my creativity are limited, so I have free reign to experiment with my DSLR and to try new things and teach myself new things with it.
You can keep up with Josephine’s work on her VSCO.