My first successful "film soup" experiment. By soaking the negatives of this 35mm long exposure in pink champagne and overlaying them in a scanner with one of my favorite Evergreen shots, this was the shot that paved the way for the rest of the series. If my bed was out in the middle of the woods, life would be dreamier.

Reclusive Lover

Questions to ask on a first date. Handmade collage.

Must I be Afraid?

35mm film self-portrait on a disposable camera.  
Digitally painted, and processed in Photoshop using mixed media textures.  
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Hazy midnight comfort under a bed of poppies.  
The whole world was spinning, slower than usual.  
That's when I remembered I met you,  
not on a late fall night, 
but 2-3 lifetimes ago.

Intoxication

Glimmering in a natural water source near you.

Glimmer

35mm in-camera double exposure. 
Processed in Photoshop using mixed media textures and a chamomile tea + apple cider vinegar  'film soup' layer. 
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A copy of a copy of a copy.  
Creating an infinite loop of delusions, like a mirror pointed at itself.  
That’s a laundry list of changes you would be better without, dollface.

Valley of the Dolls

Classic double exposure shot on Cinestill 800. Heavenly feeling to shoot in the winter cold and revel in the few hours of sunlight. There are moments of magic if you're truly looking.

Marigold Angel

Melting away in your own head can be a good way to pass the time but the Earth and its flowers call to us - it's in our DNA. Floral Lovescapes paints a world where there is only you and the flowers breathing around you.

This 1/1 series of 10 composite photographs was shot over the course of the last three years, detailing a time where I moved away from New York City after seven years of calling it home. With a broken heart and the same 35mm camera I've had since the age of 15, I began taking experimental self portraits around the Pacific Northwest and Southern California in order to connect to myself and the natural world again.

Destruction brings creation, and this series was born out of just that. By altering film using a variety of corrosive and not so corrosive chemicals (pink sparkling wine? Cleaning supplies? Check!), shooting with double exposure film techniques, and tying everything up in a pink psychedelic bow in Photoshop, I created 10 unique "Floral Lovescapes" all using 35mm and medium format film.

These images are an homage to our natural human connection to the Earth and the beautiful sights that cover it. I tend to find I feel like I am whole, not scattered and disconnected, when I am in a sea of colorful flowers and luscious green landscapes - this NFT series celebrates that feeling and shares it.

Floral Lovescapes by Mayra Rae

Foundation

35mm film self-portrait + digital overlay. 
Processed in Photoshop and re-scanned, layered under a moon printed transparency sheet.  
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half moon, lying in wait.  
keeping a light on for:  
a shot in the dark,  
a river of thorns,  
and a fresh, clean slate.

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