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Welcome to the Art & Soul Blog!

"Art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to moments as they pass." author unknown

This has been one of my favorite quotes for years now because it represents what I want to accomplish as an artist. My name is Lana Eklund and I love capturing unique, beautiful moments in life. I've been a professional photographer for 5 years and spent many years before that learning my craft. It started as a passion for photojournalism in high school and evolved into a love for fine art photography in college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography.

I have a wonderful husband and two miniature pinschers named Hunter and Dora. I love walking barefoot in fresh green grass, laughing with my mouth wide open, listening to the birds on spring mornings, God, frozen yogurt smothered with gummy bears, spending time with my family, a clean house, friendship, sunsets, hugs, and surprises. I love life.



Two Weddings. One Love.

I recently photographed two really beautiful and different weddings, one at Church of St Mary the Virgin in Fulton, MO and the second at The Conservatory in St Charles, MO. These two weddings are great examples of how wedding styles can vary drastically and yet be equally momentous and stunningly beautiful. One small. One big. One in a cathedral built by bringing brick by brick from Germany with sections from the graffiti-ed Berlin Wall standing outside; the other in a green house turned wedding chapel in a quaint, charming little suburb of St Louis. I realized why I have [...] Continue Reading…

The White Mary portrait

Recently I was commissioned to photograph a portrait of an author for her upcoming novel The White Mary (due to be released summer ‘08). The author, Kira Salak opened her door and welcomed me into her world for a few hours of time. Within that time I sensed a depth that is uncommon. She is a creative, quiet, and kind spirit who is living her dream. As a writer/adventurer who does freelance work for National Geographic, she has accomplished many amazing things in her life like being “the first documented person to kayak solo 600 miles (966 [...] Continue Reading…

Wedding Season is here…

It is March (which seems hard to believe). It seems like I must have blinked and missed out on the past 2 months. Eyes open or not, progress is being made on the new Art & Soul Photography Inc. studio space located at 106 Orr Street, Suite 100. I am anxiously awaiting the day when we can call in favors and have a painting party followed by an official move in date and most importantly a grand opening reception. Art & Soul has lots of things to look forward to. Part of that anticipation comes with the beginning [...] Continue Reading…

Welcome to the Art & Soul Photography blog!

Thanks for checking out the newest addition to the Art & Soul Photography Inc. website. There are a lot of really exciting things happening right now! January 2008 is drawing to a close and the new year has brought a vast array of new beginnings. In a little over a month, if everything goes as planned, Art & Soul will be moving into a new space in downtown Columbia, Missouri. I’m really looking forward to the prospect of having a studio space along with an office/gallery. It will open up so many more opportunities for growth; creatively, also the [...] Continue Reading…

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