Carmel Stewart

I take portraits for people who wish to document their family, their celebrations and people who need a good photograph for their careers.  Most of all I take portraits because I love taking photographs and working with people. 

I take still life images because I love to use my creative flare to play around with inanimate objects and organic produce and come up with something original.  My still life images have been used to promote business in an interesting and original way.

I run an art/craft programme once a week for 2 hours for Soul Of Art Community which has been formed by myself, my sister Clare and my friend Helen Shin.  We are based in Tuakau at 18 St Stephens Avenue where we have two large teaching classrooms.  Currently our craft group runs on a Thursday evening from 4-6pm and caters for 12 children from 8-11 years of age.  Cost is $10.00 per session or $80.00 per Term.  All equipment is supplied.  When I work on a photographic contract I give a % of my income to Soul Of Art Community.  If you use me as your photographer, then you too can contribute to Soul Of Art Community. 

We also currently organising a competition for youth in Tuakau and the surrounding districts.   This graffiti art happening will combine with the opening for our centre on 19 October 2013.  Forty young people in Tuakau will be given the opportunity to produce a piece of graffiti art onto a canvas.  All materials supplied.  I will take portraits in the centre of the young contributing artists and these portraits along with the graffiti art canvases will become a body of work for exhibition in Tuakau.  For more information see