I'm an artist and photographer living in Los Angeles, California with a former career as a professional singer and voice coach. I love working with color and beauty and I try to bring those values to my photography. I currently shoot using a Nikon D850. My style and my skill set is always evolving. I am a Getty Images and Arcangel contributor. I can be reached at edielayland@mac.com.

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  • JoinedDecember 2008
  • OccupationPhotographer
  • HometownLomita
  • Current cityLomita
  • CountryUS

Testimonials

Awesome portraiture! Your art is mesmerizing!

July 10, 2022

A magnificent gallery of portraits executed with great delicacy. Looking at your photos is really a pleasure and it is equally pleasant to express my admiration. You are very good Edie!

May 17, 2022

Edie is a superb photographer and, more importantly, tells the most fascinating visual poetry!

April 4, 2022

Thanks for appreciating my photos.

March 5, 2022

Dear Edie Your gallery is the most beautiful I've found so far on Flickr. On top of the technical quality, everything in your pictures is about sweetness, beauty, tenderness, love ... Congrats and thanks for sharing. All the best, JRA

June 10, 2021

Il y a du talent dans ses images !! ne lâche pas ton appareil !!!!!!

January 15, 2021
r.buddrus says:

Fantastic gallery !! Brilliant work .!!! I like it very much !! Many greetings from germany ans thank you for sharing !!!!!!

December 18, 2020

After all this years on Flickr, I finally meet what I consider to be one of the best if not the best portrait presentations. So many diverse choices, delicacy, expressions so wonderfully photographed. If your voice and your songs are like your photos, then again, it must be a pure delight. It is a privilege to follow y… Read more

After all this years on Flickr, I finally meet what I consider to be one of the best if not the best portrait presentations. So many diverse choices, delicacy, expressions so wonderfully photographed. If your voice and your songs are like your photos, then again, it must be a pure delight. It is a privilege to follow you and I look forward to your next masterpieces.

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September 6, 2020
Denis-33 says:

What a beautiful gallery! ... Bravo

July 21, 2020
Fatih DEM says:

I have enjoyed each and every photo, thank you for sharing your inspirational artwork!

July 21, 2020
highfalutin history (deleted)

Je viens de découvrir vos sublimes portraits et je ne peux que m'en réjouir !! C'est formidable, comme dans un rêve, c'est doux, beau, rempli de tendresse... :))

May 27, 2020
Educated Stamp (deleted)

Très jolie galerie de portraits!

March 17, 2020

Edie, your talent lies with people. You like people and it shows in your loving photos of children and real life people in real life. Your skill with your expensive camera is exceptional but I suspect any camera in your hands would be a masters tool. It's not the machine it is your love of life and photography. I will … Read more

Edie, your talent lies with people. You like people and it shows in your loving photos of children and real life people in real life. Your skill with your expensive camera is exceptional but I suspect any camera in your hands would be a masters tool. It's not the machine it is your love of life and photography. I will enjoy following you. Sumner

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December 8, 2018

Best photographers in the world

August 15, 2015

Edie has a fantastic eye for portraits. There is a softness to her work that makes her lifestyle shots seem just so happy and filled with light and life. She is also an incredibly kind person. Her comments bring a smile to my face every time.

February 16, 2014