As a child Hayley Roberts was enchanted with the fairy tales her parents read to her, believing the world was full of magic and mystery. Through photography Hayley brings to life the kinds of stories she adored in her youth. These are the stories that bend and break the rules of reality. Where magic is part of the fabric of the universe.

Using trick photography and Photoshop manipulation, along with characters, costumes, props and posing, Hayley Roberts creates illusions that blend fantasy into the everyday. Hayley Roberts’ photographic art seeks to elate, inspire and provide an escape from the monotony of life’s routines by helping people recapture their childhood wonder.

If you want to inspire yourself and learn the creative photography techniques Hayley uses to defy reality, visit her website and read the Exposing Illusions blog.

Dance of the Jacarandas

Dance of the Jacarandas

Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams

If you go down to the woods

If you go down to the woods

I Tried to Drown my Sorrows

I Tried to Drown my Sorrows

Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

Rosewater

Rosewater

Storm Clouds Gather

Storm Clouds Gather

The Blue Girl

The Blue Girl

The Endless Delight of Delirium

The Endless Delight of Delirium

The Idea

The Idea

The Wrong Dress

The Wrong Dress

Time Flies

Time Flies

Wallflower

Wallflower

Where She Wanders

Where She Wanders

Wonder Falls

Wonder Falls

Dreams Quest

Dreams Quest

One Day I'll Fly Away

One Day I’ll Fly Away

Sirens Sorrow

Sirens Sorrow