About Aunt Maggs

Hi! I'm Maggie Wilder -

a gal who has been on and off snapping away for quite some time now.  I'm an actor by trade, on a lovely and long sabbatical in this season of life.  As the lucky mom of two sweet 'n silly little girls, I find myself not missing acting right now...but I do crave “the audience” - the people I want to bring joy to.  For in the end - this was the only reason why I acted.

Then it became clear: the answer is photography.

Photography for me began as a small kid. I would pick up whomever’s camera that was lying around and say “don’t you smiiiile, don't you DO it!” with a cheeky grin and just wait for their pearly whites and then BOOM! Snap it!

Every time - that moment of connection felt like a million bucks.

Cut to: becoming an aunt - an aunt who fell ferociously in love with these little people…who wanted to savor every moment I could.  I’d travel to see these little ones on my “dark days“ (the days off in the theatre-world) - on days that became known to their little selves as “Maggie Mondays”.  On those days I would snap and snap and snap, wanting to capture all of their little souls in picture form.

Photography - this thing that has been a constant joy in my life, but always in the background, is bubbling up to the surface right now and it wants a life of its own.  All it requires is being with people through still moments, silly moments, chaotic moments and everything that lies in between.  Something acting taught me a thing or two about. In the end, I know I've been craving “the audience” - but what I'm actually craving is to be the audience.

To be their audience, so I can hopefully bring the joy right back to them.

So, let's play!

love,

am

(ps: don't you smiiiiile!)