Can I tell you about something that really irks me? When wedding vendors use fake couples for styled shoots. This morning just after I woke up I was scrolling instagram and I saw yet another styled photoshoot with a “couple” that isn’t actually a couple. Now, I know that it is easy to get excited about a vision and want to see it come to fruition but there has to be some form of authenticity even in a styled photoshoot.
Read MoreWhen Jack was about three or four he took interest in my camera. Each time I photographed him, I would let him take a couple of photos too. He has photographed his parents, me, and eventually his younger brother and sister. The first photo below is of him and one of my old cameras. The photos after the first one were taken by him. ❤️
Read MoreI have lived in Miami Beach for about seven months now. I visited Miami Beach about a year before I moved here. On my initial visit, I saw a few artists and street merchants. When I moved to Miami Beach, I saw many of the same ones again. And I still see them around from time to time. This gentleman is one of the artists I still around (or at least I did before the pandemic). He is a street artist who does his work with his feet because he has no hands.
Read MoreUplift Blog Series, Day 3: I wanted to help be a part of online positivity in the wake of the coronavirus and social distancing measures. I have had the honor of working with some amazing people who have such interesting and uplifting stories. ❤️I think now is the perfect time to share some of those. At first, I was going to put them all into one post but I think they are each so strong they deserve their own post and it will give me something to look forward to sharing with the world each day.
Read MoreUplift Blog Series: I wanted to help be a part of online positivity in the wake of the coronavirus and social distancing measures. I have had the honor of working with some amazing people who have such interesting and uplifting stories. ❤️I think now is the perfect time to share some of those. At first, I was going to put them all into one post but I think they are each so strong they deserve their own post and it will give me something to look forward to sharing with the world each day.
Read MoreI labeled the photograph “How I felt today 7.19.2019” when I saved it on my computer. Months earlier I had moved to New York and things were not good. I experienced the deepest, darkest depression I had ever known. I am typically such a happy and optimistic person so this was very odd for me.
Read MoreIf you have ever frequented Oven & Tap Restaurant in Bentonville, Arkansas chances are you ran into Tam Nguyen. He is a well-known manager and server there not to mention he is a favorite among customers. Now in his spare time he has added talented bread baker to the list. Oven & Tap will also soon be selling his bread from the restaurant. For updates check Oven & Tap’s instagram and you can follow Tam’s instagram too!
Read MoreRooftops, puppies and romance = my favorite :)
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