Earthy tones, natural warmth, and an essential joy connect the episodes of this little staycation0, adventure. Inspired by a charming carriage house off the beaten path, photographer Dustin Scott Martin and model Claire Houlihan met to shoot this series just as the season began to turn in New England.
“We entered the project with more curiosity than plan,” Dustin shares. “As we got to work, a story began to emerge about solitude, imagination, and creating one’s own space for self-renewal. When we travel, we break from routines. We indulge our senses. We make time to wander—and to wonder without judgment at what we find. These are all amazing things. I wanted to ask, if ‘holiday’ is a state of mind, then what happens if we access that state on any random day, in our own homes? What does it look like? How does it feel?”
These are all wonderful questions that are worth asking. And perhaps it is also a wonderful idea to change our perspective at “home” sometimes, in order to discover new beauties in everyday moments. Sometimes all it takes is a small change in perspective to rediscover beauty in the familiar rhythms of daily life.
Photography by Dustin Scott Martin @dustinscottmartin
Model: Claire Houlihan @claireehoulihann
