PORTRAIT CEREMONY
Sacred Photography with Angela de la Agua
A ceremony of beauty, truth, and being seen
A sacred merging of my two greatest devotions: ceremony and the camera.
In my work as a priestess, my role is to reflect truth - through channeled guidance, through presence, and through loving recognition of the divine in you.
The camera is another way to hold that reflection.
Recently, I had a revelation: What if a healing session was a ceremony of being seen through the camera?
“Angela has opened a place in me that I didn’t even know how much I yearned to connect to. She is the essence of the desert and all has to offer to balance life.”
I thrive in the space of truth, reflection and beauty.
The truth is:
I see the beauty in everything.
I see the beauty in you.
And it would be my greatest honor to reflect that beauty back to you through the loving lens of the camera.
“Angela is a woman of heart and mind, who walks the path she speaks and is unwavering and immensely inspiring in her commitment. Her presence is one of another time and place, a place I have desired to be in, a true deep, patient connection with the earth and spirit.”
Your beauty is your truth.
Let your beauty be honored.
Let your light be witnessed.
Let yourself be seen through the lens of love.
“Stepping into sacred space with Angela is like stepping outside of time... it almost feels to me like a taste of the old world, when it was customary to take time and care with all things, and to make each moment into a ritual or prayer.”
WHAT IS A PORTRAIT CEREMONY?
A ceremonial photography immersion in nature, designed to:
Deepen your connection with yourself in nature
Celebrate your beauty and allow it to be truly seen
Anchor into heartfelt intention
Open your heart with the medicine of Ceremonial Cacao
Receive healing by being witnessed and honored in your full radiance
Experience joy, peace, and love through authentic self-expression
Activate your intentions through ceremony and the energetic transmission of the images
Each session unfolds gently, attuned to your spirit and natural rhythm. We begin by setting sacred space together: making offerings to the land and sharing Ceremonial Cacao to soften and open the heart. Once your intentions are set, we move into a collaborative and intuitive exploration - documenting your beauty, truth, and spiritual unfolding in a way that lets your authenticity shine.
“Within the variety of individual and group sessions I’ve had with Angela, the container is always held to the highest vibration of love. It is a safe place to open your heart into the depths of your healing.
There are angels on this earth, I know Angela is one of them. She demonstrates with impeccability: devotion, peace, tenderness, integrity, ancient wisdom, compassion, and most of all LOVE.”
INTENTION ACTIVATION
These sessions are more than portraits - they’re portals. The energy you bring into this sacred container is amplified through ceremony and embodied in the images we create together. Your intentions are not only honored, they are activated - woven into every frame as a living transmission of your path forward.
“Angela is truly a gifted priestess on the planet at this time. She creates a safe, open portal for divine guidance and healing to come in. Several sacred cacao ceremonies Angela led that I participated in were nothing less than life changing events for me.
As someone who has been working in the field of evolutionary spirituality myself for two decades, I recognize that the kind of transformational ritual setting Angela creates is made possible by the high and loving vibration she has cultivated within herself over the last decade. I highly recommend Angela’s ceremonies and sessions. You will be fed and sustained at very deep levels.”
YOU'LL RECEIVE
A 3-4 hour sacred container immersed in creativity, nature, and heartfelt connection
A heart-opening ceremony with Sacred Cacao to ground, open your heart, and attune to your inner truth
A guided, intentional portrait session in a natural setting, co-created with reverence and intuitive flow
Healing through presence, communion with the land, and the transformative power of being truly seen
Activation of your intentions - through ceremony, embodied expression, and the energetic transmission captured in your images
40+ lovingly edited photographs that reflect your radiant, authentic self, delivered via digital download
INVESTMENT: $1500 (3 - 4 hours)
HALF-SESSION: $750 (1.5 - 2 hours)
LOCATIONS
Sessions take place in Joshua Tree, CA and surrounding desert locations
I am also available to travel to your preferred location (travel fees apply)
SUMMER SESSIONS
During hot summer months in the desert, sessions can take place in the early evening until after sunset.
MOONLIGHT SESSIONS
I especially love working with the light of the moon during waxing phases (the nights leading up to the Full Moon). Inquire about these extra special sessions working with the waxing moonlight.
HOW TO PREPARE
Reflect on your intention for this portrait ceremony
Bring or wear garments that help you feel beautiful and true to yourself
Feel free to bring sacred objects you wish to honor
If you have a specific ritual you’d like captured, bring what’s needed
Arrive with an open heart, ready to embrace the unexpected
“Angela is uniquely skilled as she’s able to dance between priestess and pragmatic by bringing soulful visions into tangible reality.”
HOW TO BOOK
Please fill out the form below and I will be in touch with you within 24 hours:
ABOUT THIS OFFERING
Since childhood, I’ve walked the path of the artist, a journey that led me to the desert in 2011. In solitary wanderings with my camera in those early desert years, I captured hundreds of self-portraits and published a photography book as I moved through profound personal transformation.
My time with the camera in nature was my first spiritual practice. It was my original form of meditation. It reflected back to me the truth of the sacred found before me and within me.
I came to connect with my camera as a divination tool, helping me to receive sacred transmissions found in the beauty of the present moment.
Over time, the desert also opened the path of the priestess, guiding me into fourteen years of healing work, ceremony, and devotion.
Now, I’m weaving these two threads together.
There’s a camera focusing on the evolution of my priestess path, and I am so honored to witness your divine light through the sacred lens.
All images on this page by Angela de la Agua