I love to celebrate mothers every day! I feel it is so important to honour and celebrate the mothers of the world. Thank you for all that you do and all that you are! Thank you for all your love, care and support. Thank you to all the grandmothers, aunties, sisters, daughters, and nieces who love, support and assist the mothers. Most of all I love to Celebrate and give thanks for Mother Earth/ Pacha Mama/ Gaia. Today I felt inspired to create my first EVER little photo reel with some of my favourite images celebrating motherhood, womanhood and sisterhood.

I want to share my gratitude to every single person in these images. You have all inspired and sculpted me into the awesome artist and photographer I am today. Thank you to all my AMAZING clients and all my friends and family for your constant love and support. You are my tribe and I FREAKING LOVE YOUUUU!

I feel so blessed that I have found my passion and it makes my soul SHINE & SING! If you would like to explore more of my art and creations here are some links to enjoy and explore ->

http://www.CHANELBARAN.com
FB – https://www.facebook.com/ChanelBaranPhoto/ or CHANEL BARAN PHOTO
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/chanelbaranphoto/
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I want to say a huge thank you to Vocalist, Composer, Performer, Voice Mentor Marya Stark for giving me her blessings to incorporate her song with my images. It is an amazing mixture of art and sound.
The song is ” Voice of my womb” from her latest Album LINEAGE-> https://maryastark.bandcamp.com/album/lineage
http://www.marya-stark.com
FB – Marya Stark
Instagram – @maryastark

A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL THE AMAZING MOTHERS,
MAIDENS, GRANDMOTHERS, SISTERS, CHILDREN, MEN
AND FATHERS IN THESE IMAGES <3 <3 <3

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DONNA RAYMOND
Donna Raymond, Wise Wombman
http://www.wisewombman.com
http://www.donnaraymond.com.au

SHONA KEELI JONES
Womb Illumination by Divine Flow.
http://www.wombillumination.com

Tonielle Christensen
http://www.organicmotion.com.au

Christina Fire-Mane Charley
http://www.hervoiceheals.com

Lesley Myburgh
http://www.anotherplanetperu.org

Anni Daulter
http://www.sacredlivingmovement.com

Jillian Zamora
http://www.hennatemple.com

Karsha
Leela Hummingbird
Lynn Gilmartin
Joelle Nanawa
Christina Badina
Niki Alsop
Natasha Naugle
Christie Hargrave
Jaz Sinclair Sabino
Katrina Zicchino
Heather Raymond
Meleuka Morton-Masterman
Fred Beattie
Christine Bengoa
Rhianna Weekes
Ashley Saltalamacchia
Diana Condylas
Kirsty Powell
Rachel Cook
Kim Darby & Family
Ildi Baran
Jenna Minchin
Ember Spring Jaiah
Danielle Hafemeister
Hanna Anderson
Nikki Comley
Lou van Rikxoort
Melissa Shulz
Kirsty Diamond
Renee Case & Angus Weiden
Bec Jane
Kate La Lee
Nichole Lee Birdsong
Leonie Dawson
Connie Jones
Vira T Hope
Sammi Cambray
Annie Lin
Ayla Verrall
Clare Foale
Jodie John
Georgie Jhet
Persha-lee Olson

Thank you to Ingrid Pullen for inspiring me to create my first photo video YAY!

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While I was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean… on the small island of Kauai on my recent HAWAII PHOTO TOUR in January… I had the pleasure of being in front of the lens! WHICH I ABSOLUTELY LOVED! :P This was my first official Professional Photo Shoot for me, my business and my online presence as a Female Entrepreneur! WINNING!

It was such a pleasure to work with local photographer Rachel S. Crane of Rachel Crane Photography ! We did a fabulous collaboration and photographed each other! A female photographer photographing a female photographer! This is one of my new favorite things to do :P For this shoot we photographed at Ke’e Beach which is one of my favorite beaches on the island! This beach is the end of the road up the north and is the entrance to the amazing Napali Coast. It was such a breathtakingly beautiful location. We photographed in the luscious dappled light forest, on the beach and in the water as the sun set! So excited to share more of these images soon.

Me intention for my photo shoot was for Rachel to create images of me that I can use professionally for my photography business. I wanted images that capture my true essence as a woman and artis. I wanted images that capture me at LEVEL 26 (Age 26). I wanted images that I can show to the world and my clients of me walking my talk! I am such a huge advocate for authentic self expression and embodiment. This is me to a TEE! Here you go world! This is Chanel Baran, Photographer Extraordinaire, Female Entrepreneur, Rocking Curvaceous Woman, World Traveler and International Artist. :D hahah Can you tell I am a Leo?… :P I am so happy to say that all my wishes and intentions came true and Rachel delivered amazing images!

Rachel and I photographed in such a great and effortless flow. We photographed in a way that I really love. A way that we do this silent dance with minimal direction. A way that I could be myself, in my body and play with the surrounding beauty around me and with the camera. There were SOOOO many people around us as we photographed on one of the most popular beaches. However they literally all disappeared as I went into this trance like state of movement and silent prayer. I love to photograph and be photographed in the forest and by the ocean. These powerful elements and nature really helped me calm my excited nerves and drop into my heart and womb.

There were a few RARE moments in the shoot that I felt uncomfortable in my body, insecure, lacking confidence and didn’t know what to do. It has been a long road of learning to love, accept, honor and celebrate myself and my body. I am so happy to be where I am and to be the confident open hearted woman I am today. However as a human woman, that has grown up in a world and society where majority of women dislike, shame and hate their bodies, I too sometime on the rare occasion loose my way a little. But thankfully it is only for a fleeting moment. Thoughts like ” WHO AM I TO SHINE?” come and go as I let go of cultural and society programming. I let go of the fear that is still present in the female bloodline of being burned alive as so many women before me have been. These emotions and fears may not necessarily be mine and more of a collective feeling of the feminine. However it is my responsibility to love my shadow, heal my pain and shine my light. It is my responsibility to be an example of how one can learn to love themselves and believe that I am worthy. If we all did this imagine what kind of wonderful world we could live in. During the shoot I became aware of these uncomfortable feelings and emotions… I chose to breathe deeply and move my body. When in doubt shake it out! Breath and movement were great ways to move and transmute my fear to then come back into my heart. This was a great experience to have as I can now understand when clients sometimes stiffen up and freeze as fear and nerves can take over and cripple them. It is such a valuable experience to be on the side of the lens and walk my talk!

I highly recommend everyone invests in a professional photo shoot of themselves at least once in their life. It is a great experience to express and see yourself in a whole new light. I recommend working with a local photographer in your region. Or… book a shoot with me when I come on tour to a town near you :) hehe Bottom line… Photography is awesome. The end! :P Well really its the beginning….

Speaking of me on TOUR! I am coming down to Byron Bay – Gold Coast – Brisbane on a mini two week tour!!!! From March 23rd until April 4th. Then I come back to Cairns, Australia. Any inquiries or questions please contact me through my website -> http://www.ChanelBaran.com

I am so excited for this next mini chapter! 2 weeks of CREATION, MUSIC, FAMILY & ADVENTURE! Four of my favorite things in life all wrapped into one! I will be based in Tweed Heads. I look forward to hearing from you YAY!

Love Chanellie <3

Rachel Crane Photography Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/rachelshilah/

#CHANELBARAN #CHANELBARANPHOTO #PHOTOSHOOT #PHOTOTOUR #BRISBANE #GOLDCOAST #BYRONBAY #PROFESSIONALPHOTOGRAPHER #PORTRAIT #EMBODIMENT #CEREMONY #MUSIC #WILDSUGAR #WILDSUGARCLOTHING #ENTREPRENEUR #RACHELCRANE #RACHELCRANEPHOTOGRAPHY #LOVE #CREATIVITY #PRIESTESS #ARTIST

I met this incredible human and musician in a very syncronisitic way through a dear mutual friend of ours. I had the awesome opportunity to photograph the behind the scenes of his EPIC MUSIC video ‘BOW DOWN’. Then he had seen some of my other photography and asked to collaborate on a photo shoot together while I was in Byron Bay in 2013. We had the same mutual vision of me photographing him in his Sacred Ceremony out on County.

We wanted for our photo shoot to be deep among nature. We embarked on a journey up a river in a small metal boat. An eagle flew high in the sky guiding us up the river. We tuned into the perfect location and stopped on the edge of the river and made this our home base for our shoot. Xavier made a small sacred fire with some local australian plants that were on the rivers edge to bring the element of the sacred fire and to also help protect us from mozzies as they were fierce in the bush.

His vision was to cover himself in the sacred red Earth – Ochre. I gave him privacy while he covered and adorned him self as this was Sacred Man’s Business. Our friend and I went for a walk a little ways into the bush. Next minute this powerful medicine man with PIERCING BLUE EYES appeared out of the bush! He had transformed into a completely different being. I grabbed my camera that was hanging on my shoulder and we photographed in complete silence! This image was capture in this chapter of our shoot. I absolutely love to shoot in silence. It is this sacred and speechless dance I do with some clients. It is quite a magical experience to flow without words and to capture true authenticity and power. It is one of my favorite things to do! Then between the moments of silence and flow I would YELL OUT! THIS IS MY FAVORITE SHOOT OF MY LIFE! hahaha YEW!

This was a very dear shoot that remains very close to my heart. This man is a big inspiration to me. His music, message and mission is very moving. I love the knowledge, wisdom, vibes and EPIC MUSIC he shares with the world. GO BROTHER! I love how my photography attracts humans who give honor and reverence to this planet.

Deep bows to you brother! Thank you for doing what you are doing! Much love, Chanellie

If you don’t know who this man is I HIGHLY RECOMMEND discovering his music!

https://www.xavierrudd.com/
FB – Xavier Rudd – Official​
Instagram – @XavierRuddOfficial

Photo by yours truly -> http://www.ChanelBaran.com
FB – CHANEL BARAN PHOTO​

I was so excited to see that he and his team used our image on one of their tour posters a few years back! WOO!

#CHANELBARAN #XAVIERRUDD #PHOTOSHOOT #CHANELBARANPHOTO #BYRONBAY #AUSTRALIANMUSICIAN #WISDOM #KNOWLEDGE #ARTIST #SEASHEPHERD #OCHRE #REDEARTH #MUSICIAN #TOURPOSTER #AUSTRALIA #INTERNATIONALARTIST #MUSICALMEDICINE

Once upon a time in Byron Bay, it was 2012 and I was just about to embark on my first travels to Burning Man. I had just finished an awesome photo shoot with my musician brother Luke Ferguson and we were having a cold beer at the Rails enjoying some live music. Next minute a friend of Fergo’s taps me on the shoulder and says ever so kindly “Hi :) I have heard you are AN AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHER and would love to see your work.”

Luckily I had a stack of little 6×4 inch photo prints/business cards in my bag and I showed him. While he is looking the little voice in my head is saying “WOW This brother looks SOOO FAMILIAR! But I can’t put a name to his face” He then says that I am super talented and he would love to book a session with me. I then ask him what is name is as he looks so familiar… He says.. “Hi :) I am Pete Murray”!

Next Minute…. I nearly fall off my chair! hahah Here is one of my music idols wanting to book a shoot with me while I am in Byron! What A FREAKING HONOR! BAM! I tell him I had the next day free, then I fly to Sydney, then to San Francisco to then go to Burning Man in the Black Rock Dessert in Nevada. So tomorrow it was!

Next minute… HE IS SUCH A TOP BLOKE AND AWESOME BROTHER! We have an AMAZING PHOTO SHOOT in beautiful Byron Bay! HE TOTALLY ROCKED IT IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA! I love working with PROFESSIONALS! Then we go and have sushi to celebrate a successful shoot and I get to meet his beloved. I love it how my clients are all such down to earth and awesome people.

NEXT MINUTE…After he received the HIGH RES EDITS…he emails me saying HE LOVES THE PHOTOS AND ONE OF OUR PHOTOS IS GOING TO BE THE FOLD OUT POSTER IN HIS NEXT UP AND COMING ALBUM!

WINNING ON ALL LEVELS!

JOB WELL DONE CHANELLIE!

This was from his 2013 album ‘BlueSkyBlue” – Byron Bay Session

Thank you Luke Ferguson for sharing the love!

Check out his music -> http://www.petemurray.com/

Photo by yours truly -> www.ChanelBaran.com

FB – @CHANELBARANPHOTO

Aloha Family!!!! I am home from Hawaii :) YAY I am back in Cairns and in FULL EDITING MODE! I have had the most amazing journey and Photo Tour to the Hawaii Islands and just WOW! I was over there for 1 FABULOUS month and was TOTALLY BOOKED OUT!! From Kauai to Big Island!

I photographed and filmed the amazing SISTERHOOD OF THE ROSE RETREAT facilitated by Shona Keeli​ & Leyolah Antara​ <3 SUPER WOW! I am still so speechless of the whole experience! I will be sharing more very soon.

So many incredible women booked 1 on 1 photo shoots! Ranging from their mid 20’s to their mid 50’s! So many different facets of the WOMAN! LOVE IT! From Ceremonial shoots by sandy beaches and turquoise ocean, ancient rain forests, on top of a Volcano, on the edge of jagged lava coast lines and on lava fields between two sacred mountains. In the Sunshine, Rain and Thunderstorms! The shoots were to create professional image for entrepreneurial women, documenting sacred ceremony and capturing their true souls essence. I LOVE MY JOB! I LOVE MY ART! I LOVE MY ART!

Thank you to Shona Keeli, Leyolah Antara, Dakota Chanel​, Shemaiah Kaye​, Kim Elegeion​, LeAnne Davis​,Allie McFee​, Helen Zee​, Myriam Llano, Brook Sager​, Andrew Hubbard​, Olana Barros​ and Selena Barros to INVESTING IN ME AND YOURSELVES! THANK YOU FOR BOOKING AN AMAZING SHOOT WITH ME! SUPER WOW!

I also had the most amazing experience to be photographed by the super talented local photographer Rachel S. Crane​ of – Rachel Crane Photography​. We photographed each other! This is my new favorite thing to do! hehe It is so great to be on the other side of the lens.

I am deep in the realms of editing all these images and I am so excited to share all the magic with you as it unfolds.

I am going to go with the flow of this creative jet stream and have created a MINI PHOTO TOUR for in the Brisbane -> Byron Bay area. I will be based in Tweed heads. If you feel that you would like to invest in yourself or in your business check out my packages here -> https://chanelbaran.com/packages/

Here is the PHOTO TOUR FB EVENT -> https://www.facebook.com/events/592065807798881/

Woohoo!!! See ya soon South Queensland & Norther Rivers! Love you all MWAH

Here is the link to the AMARU PUMAC KUNTUR GIG’S

Byron -> https://www.facebook.com/events/1977228022517369/

Goldcoast -> https://www.facebook.com/events/899417066888846/

Brisbane -> https://www.facebook.com/events/421327744951395/

#CHANELBARAN #PHOTOTOUR #CHANELBARANPHOTO #AMARUPUMACKUNTUR #SHONAKEELI #LEYOLAHANTARA #SISTERHOODOFTHEROSE #HAWAII #KAUAI #BIGISLAND #PHOTOSHOOT #INTERNATIONALARTIST

Along my travels and photography journey around the world, I encountered the most LEGENDARY & RANDOM PHOTO BOMBER EVER! hahah what a legend!

Soo…I am shooting my amazing sister and incredible wombman Nichole Lee BirdSong at South Golden Beach in Byron Bay… then I hear this noise…..it sounded like a plane…but it sounded wayyy too close….then I look up to the where the noise is coming from…. then I see a parachute man with an PROPELLER ENGINE attached! We got the biggest surprise! I thought he was gonna land but he just kept cruising on down the beach for miles!!!!! HAHA! We both cracked into fits of laughter at this hilarious and strange experience hehe.

This was definitely a first for me hahah.

It is time for a new way of being in Divine Feminine leadership.
It is time to recognize that everything we do affects the whole.

It is time to connect with other sister queens, in council.

Are you ready for this revolutionary dialogue.

Come, join us for the free, online Queens’ Council.

9/18 – 10/1

Sign up here >>>>>>>>>>> http://elaynedoughty.ontraport.com/t?orid=12114&opid=38

Photo by @chanelbaranphoto – http://www.chanelbaran.com
Muse/Queen/Model – @jennaleesai http://www.jennaleesai.com/
Summit Facilitator @elaynedoughty of @priestesspresence http://www.priestesspresence.com

#queenscouncil #priestesspresence #chanelbaran #jennaleesai #summit #interview #onlinesummit #goddess #queen #priestess #femininerising #feminine #divinefeminine #council #thrown #sovereign #sovereignty #claimyourpower #ibelieveinthegoodthingscoming #leader #gathering #circleup #truth #inspire #empowerment

Aloha Family <3 I am so excited to share that I will be apart of “The Queens’ Council” online summit facilitated by the amazing Elayne Kalila Doughty! I will be one of 24 INCREDIBLE WOMEN potently diving into conversation about the Sovereign Queen Archetype.

Come, join us for this revolutionary, FREE, online event.
9/18 – 10/1

Hey family. I felt like sharing the good vibes and inspiration after my interview for the “Queens Council” with the amazing and inspiring woman Elayne Kalila Doughty of Priestess Presence! I am so excited and honoured to be apart of this series! Thank you Elayne! I feel so inspired, so full, so passionate, so seen, so supported and so honoured! It was a true honour to speak with you and connect.

Stay tuned for more info coming soon! Today was a huge SIGN and reboot of inspiration and motivation for me to dive even deeper into my sacred offerings and creations! Thanks Universe for ur constant blessings, guidance and whispers in the wind.

LOVE Chanel Baran

Aloha my beautiful family <3 This is the first blog post I have shared in years. I am honoured to share a short film created by my soul sister ” J’aime Jhilmil Gianopoulos and her amazing team of artists from “The Wolf Pack Collective“.

I met this super talented film director and creator while I was travelling and journeying in Peru a few months ago. We met through another powerful sister, Christina Fire-Mane Charley, on her Pachar Takiy Tour. Chrissy facilitates amazing transformational pilgrimages in the Sacred Valley of Peru.

I was the photographer and J’aime was the videographer.

It was so fantastic to not only journey with this sister on a healing journey of the deepest parts of ourselves but also to walk together through creativity, art and collaboration. She is one of the most inspiring women I know. She completely touched my heart with her film ‘HOWL’. I haven’t had a film touch my soul so deeply in a long time. I love everything about this amazing film! Check it out family <3 Share it with your family if it inspires you <3

“In this time of need for female community and wisdom, women everywhere are rising up to empower one another. But where does Woman begin this journey? She must turn inward, tune in and listen for her Wild Woman to speak.

HOWL is a poetic journey of Woman returning back to her power and wildness, and finding her voice.

The Wolf Pack Collective is a group of artists dedicated to creating spiritually conscious works of art. We combine our gifts to explore our crafts without boundaries. If you wish to donate to our artistic cause, 100% of your proceeds will go towards funding the next creative project on our table, and making it as accessible as possible.”

– Jaime Leigh Gianopoulos

Written & Directed by Jaime Leigh Gianopoulos
Instagram: @Jaimehummingbird
jaimehummingbird.com

Poetry written by Fleassy Malay

Part Narration by Christina Fire-Mane Charley

Some wonderful moments of our journey in Peru <3 Love you sister <3 I am so proud of you