Softly Lit Studios

offering fine art photography to inspire and delight the visitor. it was ancient, unfamiliar india that moved maggie houtz to pay attention to the world around her in a whole new way. the southern california native grew up on a farm, often elbow-deep in feathers and soil, but it was a trip outside her comfort zone into the remote villages of west bengal and orissa in 2004 where nature came alive as a subject before her lens. maggie was captivated by the rich colors and otherworldliness of the indian landscape. she found immeasurable inspiration in focusing her lens on the bypassed images lying just outside the periphery of the action, such as a lone sari drying on a loom in an empty field. maggie’s photographs invite a natural pause along the speedway of daily life. favoring landscapes, macro photography and abstract textural shots, she approaches her subjects with a sense of fresh wonder that is easily apparent. she conveys the innate beauty in a wild blade of grass or bend in the roa