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Olivia Mae

Inspiring you to live your dream life
From people pleaser to loving myself
Now slow travelling Europe living MY dream
Capturing it all, my therapy 📸

29/05/2026

I'm moving my content over to Instagram full time. Come join me there for the journey... 📷

Starting this personal project has been a game changer. It's not like I haven't tried to work on perfectionism, overthin...
29/05/2026

Starting this personal project has been a game changer. It's not like I haven't tried to work on perfectionism, overthinking and self doubt before, but sometimes I think the timing just has to align. And it feels like this is the right time for this work. 😍

Now things are just lining up. I'm seeing, enjoying, capturing. And once I get home I'm editing with ease instead of the usual frustration.

My joy toward my camera is coming back. I actually want to pick it up again. I'm getting excited about it.

The pressure is still in the background but it's not the driving force anymore. I just remind myself of this project, that's just for me.

Has the timing ever just clicked for you on something you'd been trying to work through? ❤️

Images take at Chateau de Fontainebleau. Another magical place to explore.



[Château de Fontainebleau, France travel, French château, travel photography, street photography, perfectionism, overthinking, self doubt, healing journey, women over 40, slow travel Europe, Nikon photographer, photography project, inner critic, joy of photography, mindful photography, personal growth]

This is part of my ongoing personal project to get over perfectionism behind my camera...and maybe everywhere else too. ...
27/05/2026

This is part of my ongoing personal project to get over perfectionism behind my camera...and maybe everywhere else too. 😅

I have come to realise how perfectionism and self doubt were something I created as a little kid, a "survival" strategy to not get in trouble.

The past few years I have gone deep on my inner healing and the outcome has been amazing, but I only realised recently I hadn't completely shed this old pattern, and it was hiding in my photography.

So, I called myself out (eventually 😏) and decided to start this project for myself.

Previously I would have deleted most of these. But instead, I'm now sharing them because I can also see what I felt when I was taking them, and the pure joy I had immersed in this night.

So, I am having huge wins over here, the biggest change is I am shooting just for me and what I love, tapping back into my passion for capturing the world as I see it.

Loving this new era.

Did anyone's friend convince them to watch this, and then end up binging the whole thing? 😁

Shot at .le.vicomte last weekend...

25/05/2026

Embrace the day, your future self will thank you ❤️

I'm a self-taught photographer, a passion I have had for a long time, and it has been there for me through some tough ti...
24/05/2026

I'm a self-taught photographer, a passion I have had for a long time, and it has been there for me through some tough times.

But my perfectionism, overthinking, and imposter syndrome kicked in more than ever along the way, and my drive to pick up my camera dimmed.

My joy and excitement were overshadowed by pressuring myself to be better.

I was at the most spectacular places and instead of enjoying capturing the moment, I was panicking about getting the "perfect shot". I defaulted into survival mode, but creating from that space doesn't work, because it's not the real me, and it showed in my photos.

So, I've made a decision.

I am going to start shooting for joy again. But this time my focus is slowing down, seeing, observing and breathing. I am a passionate learner so I know with practice and self compassion I can do this.

The cool thing is I'm in the most magical place to take this on. I'm committed to learning to see what's there, not chasing anything but just getting out and practicing wherever I am.

This week I kicked it off with street photography in Paris, a genre I've never learnt but have always loved.

Here's to the beginning of a new era.

22/05/2026

A reminder from a recovering people pleaser ❤️.

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