TITLE: Returning Home

These images are a visual journey and a personal iconography into learning to love myself and unraveling the awakening of my soul. This is my story of going inward, opening the doors of my shadows, returning home. We each have our own version of how this feels and looks. For me, I’ve spent years not knowing who I am, and its becoming a mother that gave me the push to really see and unravel all the messy knots of my subconscious. Its motherhood that taught me how to nurture and love myself, to become my own mother. The awakening of the soul has taken courage, courage to see life for how precious it is, to live in the present, to find freedom in walking always towards death, for on this path I become aware of the miracle of life and find my wholeness. Life is murky and messy, but with a moment of silence those murky waters settle and all becomes more clear.

AUTHOR: Holly Wilmeth (United States)

Holly Wilmeth was born and raised in Guatemala by American parents. The daughter of a farmer and teacher, she spent half her time in the city and the rest of her time in the dense jungles and agricultural landscapes of Guatemala. This is where her journey in photography began, documenting the culture both in the streets as well as people's relation to their land.

Her passion for ethnic cultures has taken her to over 60 countries, from the remote corners of East Asia to the far north of Mongolia, where she experienced living with nomad families in the Tibetan mountains and the Saharan desert.

Holly Wilmeth creates images that embody elements of nature, mysticism, and spirituality. Drawing inspiration from ancient mythologies, symbolism, diverse cultures and a deep spiritual practice, Holly’s images are a personal interpretation of her life’s sacred dance. 

Both wisdom and wonder speak through her images, as they reveal a simple visual journey of the alchemy of being human and being part of this earth.  She is passionate about nature, intentional living, creating beautiful spaces and designing gardens that are like sanctuaries. She presently resides in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, with her husband and son and their dog Pistola.

She has worked for a wide range of clients, in advertising as well as editorial. Her work has been published in international publications such as Time, Newsweek, AFAR, GEO Magazine, Travel & Leisure, National Geographic Adventure, CARE International, Christian Science Monitor, USAID to name a few. She has taught workshops all over the world and teaches in San Miguel de Allende with the Santa Fe Workshops.