Wild Elegance Blog | Robin Godfrey

Written By Robin Godfrey Photography
She sat in the marigolds like she belonged there. Black tulle, bare skin, and that quiet kind of power that doesn’t ask permission.

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Wild Elegance: When Grit Meets Glamour

Why Black & White

Because it was never about the color.

Not the yellow of the marigolds.
Not the shade of her skin.
Not the black of the dress.

It was about what it felt like.
The tension. The quiet. The strength underneath the softness.
Color would’ve been a distraction.

Black and white tells the truth faster.
It doesn’t beg for attention—it holds it.
And when you strip it all down to shadow, texture, and presence,
you start to see what’s really there.

That’s why I shoot the way I do.
Cinematic black and white portraits for women who want to be seen—with nothing in the way.
Real. Raw. Timeless.
Exactly as you are.

Exit Stage Left

She didn’t just stand there—she owned the exit.

The Mood & The Moment

This wasn’t a shoot about arrival.
It was about exit.

The way she held the hat said everything—soft, certain, unbothered.
Like she knew what she was walking away from.

The marigolds were wild, reaching, unapologetic.
They wrapped around her legs and brushed the hem of the dress like they were part of the story.
They were.

We didn’t pose. We didn’t push.
We let her leave. On her own terms.

And yes—she looked beautiful. She even looked good standing in the dirt.
Because every woman deserves to feel that way. Especially when she's not trying to.

Robin Godfrey Photography

You don’t need to have it all figured out.

You don’t need to know what to wear or how to pose.

You just have to show up.

Most of the women I photograph are between 35 and 50.

They’ve lived. They’ve shifted. Some are starting over. Some are just beginning to come back to themselves.

They’re doing this for their own reasons—and they don’t owe anyone an explanation.

These women are self-contained. They don’t need company to feel whole.

They’ll sit at a table for one. Fly across the world solo. Move through the world with quiet confidence.

They know who they are—or they’re ready to find out.

They don’t want the same photos everyone else has.

They’re not interested in being posed into someone they’re not.

They want to feel something real. To be photographed in a way that feels like them.

Not in a studio. Not against a blank backdrop.

But on a beach. In a quiet hotel room. Through the window of a café in the middle of Manhattan.

Wherever the light feels right.

Black and white strips it down to what matters—light, presence, emotion, truth.

No noise. No extra. Just her.

She doesn’t need to perform.

She doesn’t need to shrink.

She just needs to say yes.

If any part of this feels like you… I’d be honored to photograph you.

https://www.RobinGodfreyPhotography.com
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