Nicole Boughton Photographic Enigma Behind & In Front of the Lense

03/07/2026

Its day 17 of 2026 Lenten season. the longing for clarity, the desire to feel heard and is the weight I feel at this stage of the sacrifice of my ego and body.

No matter what name I put to my spiritual practice i often come back to the Mission, light a candel and pray, not limited by any religious constructs, but staying soft in a room that feels sacred.

My Prayer went something like this:

God, let this light be a place for my sadness to rest.
Let this flame hold what feels too heavy for my body.

I release the stories that say I am replaceable, forgotten, or too late.
I release the fear that someone else is more worthy of love than I am.

Teach me to trust Your timing more than my anxiety.
Teach me to choose dignity over scarcity.
Teach me to stay open without abandoning myself.

Let this season soften me, not shrink me.
Let it clear what is not meant for me,
and make space for what is.

I stand here as a sovereign woman —
whole, beloved, and guided.
I am not waiting to be chosen.
I am choosing myself, with You beside me.

May the next right thing find me with ease.
May the love that is meant for me recognize me.
May I walk forward with a steady heart.

Amen

10/31/2025

09/22/2025

1998 film. Long before I ever thought tattoos would become mainstream worldwide.
This was for a Valentines Day retail card.
There was a rule that my kids had to be good looking lest they be my models to lbd commercial photography gigs. Back in the day cameras were bigger, babies were faster and studios in San Luis Obispo came at a premium. Baby wranglers were the true heros of this story. Or maybe that darling child was just tied to a brick. 🤔

08/10/2025

1990’s Headshots
Downtown loft and 90036 Genesee Studio with Robert Zuckerman.
Embracing and expressing the turmoil, strength and contrast.

08/10/2025

08/10/2025

My daughter will never know how beautiful she is. I think it’s a blessing and a curse. It keeps her authentic to her heart and not hung up in outsides. But our outsides do matter, in how we negotiate our confidence and how we fight for our space. If we don’t like how we look it will change how we feel and that will change our energy which changes the chemistry of our interactions. We need only attempt to accept all the things we are and all the things we are not, simultaneously with those whom we love and who love us…unconditionally. No matter how we think we look.

06/16/2025

2K Wedding Photos. That means film ladies and gents. That means knowing thy own exposure and stretching the limits of the celluloid. Even though those days are gone. My hope is that the photos themselves are timeless. Because love is timeless, ageless, and always in fashion. My dog even goes so far as to say it’s more important than air- because it endures all things- even death.

06/14/2025

Country Home; heat from 1945 gas oven, Victorian furniture, fabulous old Oaks, and a death defying perilous drive on a narrow dirt road without rails and sheer drop of at least 30 feet. Yup- this is where us weirdos like it

12/10/2023

The Bald Chick with feathers, sequins, champagne and heels. What more could I ask for? Photo by Robert Zuckerman

12/10/2023

The gospel singer Kirk Franklin 1995 Genesee studios with Robert Zuckerman Photographing a super spirit in a human suit with a super human voice.

06/25/2022

When a band is nominated NINE times for a Grammy Award, you better kiss you camera and pray that the photo-gods smile upon you so you don’t miss a thing. Ladies and Gents if you have never heard this band- get your Spotify back out pronto and Follow THIRD WORLD. What are you still doing here? Go!