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M
onica Gilliam, owner
provides a truly unique approach to
struggling to find your own creative
of Four Willows
helping her clients true personality
voice, Monica can help.
Photography, is an
shine through in her art. Her work can
Photography is not just a career
internationally published portrait artist,
be described as creative, romantic and
for Monica, but a life-long passion that
specializing in fine art photography.
full of heart. Monica’s clients enjoy the
started as a young girl. She recognized
Born and raised in Chickamauga,
environment she creates to make the
early on that God had his hand in her
Monica relocated to Colorado for
best experience possible.
gift for finding beauty in even the most
six years where she focused on her
In addition to portrait sessions,
love of photography, and while there
she is also an
she turned her hobby into a career.
accomplished
Monica has an eye for creating emotive
teacher and
portraiture and she has a passion
mentor of
for her clients and her work. While
photography,
based in Northwest Georgia, Monica’s
offering
love for travel, is evident in her work
instruction
when she does sessions on location
for all skill
throughout the country.
levels. She
Four Willows Photography is
mundane surroundings. She began
offers several
more than just the beautifully edited
methods of
pictures she delivers after each
instruction
session. Monica understands that the
including both in-person and
using photography as a way to show
experience of the session itself is just
virtual learning. She has a heart for
others what she saw through her lens.
as important as the images created.
encouraging others and teaching the
Eight years ago this November, Four
It’s about your story being told from
photography skills they are wanting
Willows Photography was created
a photographer’s perspective. When
to enhance. From how to navigate
from a spark of passion and a dream.
clients are looking for portraits that
camera settings, editing in photoshop,
reflect emotion and authenticity,
how to create the best client experience
has had her work featured in fine art
they choose Four Willows. Monica
to everything in between, if you’re
galleries, both locally and nationally.
22 // September 2020
Since the start of FWP, Monica
