ABOUT CARLY TOPAZIO

Sooo this is the awkward part where I have to talk about myself.. all right, here it is:

My name is Carly Topazio, I'm a lefty, I eat my weight in fruit every day, my ability to fall asleep is a talent, I originally hail from Boston, and I have been shooting in San Diego for the past 5 years. I am a multidisciplinary artist; I do freelance photography, while also dancing full time as a company member for the City Ballet of San Diego. I guess what I really am is stubborn. I have two incredible passions in life, and they are dance and photography. So naturally, I want to do those two things all day every day... sometimes at the same time (yes sometimes I dance behind the camera... I can't help it when we get a good shot!). 

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I have been dancing since I could walk, and landed my first professional contract when I was 18. My career in ballet, or rather a movement art in general, has nurtured my photography and trained my eye to focus on the finer details. 

I am a portrait photographer, but I shoot dance and movement, as well as weddings, engagements, and connections. I love to shoot the real, raw, messy, and beautiful. I am a freelance photographer, and also the resident photographer for City Ballet of San Diego. 

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My aim is to bridge the gap between ordinary and exceptional with every photograph I take and have an amazing time while doing it! I go for timeless, understated elegance, while still saving room to get creative and edgy! Trends come and go, but overly stylized images can quickly become dated. I shoot the feeling of each particular session so that my photographs will still hold their power for years to come.

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Some of my clients include Rising Arts Leaders of San Diego, Angie's Pilates Haus, The Rosin Box Project,  City Ballet of San Diego, Lululemon, Spirit Yoga Studios, Qualcomm, Tin Roof: A Live Music Joint, Sol Y Luna, Fitfit Active Wear, Nadeshiko Designs, Integrative Om.

Photo Compliments of Alvin Mitchell