I see you.
Not the mask you wear to present yourself in the world -
the one we all learn, the one that makes us forget what is real.
I see what lives behind it:
The essence of your radiant truth.
Let me reflect the truth of your light back to you.
PORTRAIT CEREMONY
Sacred Photography with Angela de la Agua
A ceremony of beauty, truth, and being seen
A sacred merging of my two long-held devotions: ceremony and the camera.
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RARE DESERT SESSIONS OPEN JAN-FEB 2026!
I’m back in Joshua Tree for several weeks - now’s the time to book one of these limited spots if you’re in the desert area! Otherwise, you’ll have to come to me in Costa Rica for the rest of the year.
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“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.”
THE TRUTH
In my work as a priestess, my role is to reflect truth - through presence, through guidance, and through loving recognition of the divine in you.
The camera is another way to hold that reflection.
Photography, in this context, is not about performance or presentation.
It is about witnessing.
The truth is:
I see the beauty in everything.
I see the beauty in you.
Your beauty is not separate from your truth -
it 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?
This ceremony honors your divine light and activates your intentions, so that you emerge radiant in your truth.
A ceremonial photography immersion in nature, designed to:
• Allow your beauty and essence to be truly seen
• Deepen your connection with yourself, nature and spirit
• Offer healing through presence, witnessing, and honor
• Activate intention through ceremony and visual transmission
• Integrate joy, peace, and embodied self-expression
These elements are woven together into a single ceremonial experience, allowing what is seen and activated to be fully embodied.
Each session unfolds gently, attuned to your natural rhythm.
We begin by setting sacred space together - making offerings to the land and sharing ceremonial cacao to open the heart, quiet the mind, and set intentions. From there, we move into an intuitive and collaborative exploration, documenting your truth in a way that allows your authenticity to emerge naturally.
“I felt deeply called to step into Angela’s Portrait Ceremony container, even though it is wildly out of my comfort zone.”
INTENTION ACTIVATION
These sessions are more than portraits - they are 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.
You may use the images for any purpose - your website, your work, your public expression.
But the power of this offering lives first in the moment of creation itself.
Transformation occurs when you surrender, allow yourself to be witnessed, and let the truth of your radiance be felt.
“It was a transformative experience that reflected back to me part of my essence that I can’t always see on my own.”
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
Integration prompts following the ceremony for continued reflection
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)
“Every step of the way was beautifully curated, from the preparation, to the ceremony, to integration support with prompts and reflections.”
LOCATIONS
JOSHUA TREE: January - February 2026
COSTA RICA: March - December 2026
I am also available to travel to your preferred location (travel fees apply).
MOONLIGHT SESSIONS
I especially love working with the light of the moon during waxing phases - the nights leading up to the Full Moon. These sessions carry a profound energetic quality and are highly limited.
“She captures the sunlight and the moonlight in ways that I did not know was possible.”
HOW TO PREPARE
Reflect on your intention for this ceremony
Bring or wear garments that help you feel beautiful and true to yourself
Bring sacred objects you wish to honor, if any
If you have a specific ritual you’d like captured, bring what’s needed
Arrive with an open heart, ready to embrace the unexpected
Nothing needs to be perfected.
Only authentic presence is required.
“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 Joshua Tree desert in 2011. In solitary wanderings with my camera in those early desert years, I captured thousands of self-portraits and published a photography book reflecting a period of profound personal transformation.
The camera was my first divination tool.
My first spiritual practice.
Before formal ceremony, it was me, the camera, the nature, and the divine, co-creating sacred portals where truth emerged in a fraction of a second, with the click of the shutter.
Through years of creating alone in nature, both the desert and the camera taught me how to recognize the sacred present in every moment - unplanned, authentic, and alive.
The desert also opened the path of the priestess, guiding me into fifteen years of ceremony, healing work, and devotion.
Now, these two paths are united.
The ceremony holds.
The lens reflects.
And you are seen.
I am honored to witness your divine light through the sacred lens.
IMAGE: ELENA RAY
IMAGE: ELENA RAY
If you feel the pull of your heart, trust it. Your truth wants to be seen.
Unless noted, all images on this page by Angela de la Agua