Emilia G Orren

Photographer

EG Orren

Welcome!! I’m a photographer (obviously!)

I was raised surrounded by music.  My father was my biggest influence as a child, with his accordion and 8-track tapes and LPs … by weekly family gatherings that always broke into song and dance … and by a couple of cousins to owned a record store across the street from my middle school … I MAY have been late getting back from lunch, on occasion, because of it!

When I asked for piano lessons in grade school, my dad bought me an accordion – “iz a da same ting” he told me in his deep heavy Italian accent.  When I asked for guitar lessons in middle school, he bought a guitar and learned how to play it so he could teach me!

While I always had an interest, my photography journey didn’t really start until after my father passed away.  During the search to find photos for the memorial service, I discovered numerous photos from his youth but nothing recent and certainly nothing really worthy of enlarging.

We live in a world now where we have access to cameras on practically everything … and despite the fact we always seem to be taking photos of everything, yet nothing, we don’t do anything with them and while we’re so busy looking at life through that small screen, we’re not truly experiencing and appreciating moments we’re viewing through a 4 inch screen.
Music photography has allowed me to merge my love of music and photography – because, trust me, you don’t want to hear what comes from my being in front of a microphone!
My goal, whether I’m at a live event, behind the scenes, or at a formal shoot, is to create images worthy of more than a social media posting … to capture moments that trigger memories you want in print.  To know that YOU can put the phone down and appreciate the experience because I’ll be capturing the moment.

For more photos and a few sneak peaks behind the scenes, you can follow me on Instagram!

Emilia