CREATIVE SPACE

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I have been challenged in my writing and creativity lately. Myself, I am very effected by my environment and having that special creative space is extraordinarily important especially when so much of my time can be spent in front of a computer. When I began this  journey of risk and transition to pursue my passion,… Read more »

PDN, Onelife contest

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I recently entered the Onelife Photo contest sponsored through PDN, photo district news. I enter very few contest but this one seemed very interesting with great exposure, great opportunity and very prestigious judges. In the first part of this contest, if you entered early, you could be part of the peoples choice award. You were… Read more »

No blog post

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NOthing new??? Yes but…like so many of you… working on that new blog post, so much to tell and yet taking the time to make the   post and wondering if the words are going to get to paper and then so much time passes what do I say when I have said so much… Read more »

Looking at the Past

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Last weekend I was out having dinner with a good friend and in our conversation about life she said you have to look to your past to enjoy your future and be happy with the present. I said “wow, where did that come from!’ and we both laughed. But, then I had to really reflect… Read more »

MORE THAN A PHOTOGRAPH, AN EXPERIENCE

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Something as young photographers in our careers, or while making the transition, we forget to remember is to slow down and enjoy what we are experiencing. So often when we first find this new passion that overwhelms us we just want to go out and shoot, shoot, shoot. We are so excited, the blood is… Read more »

Stories

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I was excited all week to write this next blog post  since I am really trying to keep my personal commitment to  posting once a week,  but like all things in life,  time seems to run short,  which is the best lead in to the thoughts I want to share. I had hope to hit… Read more »

Staying Inspired

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Staying inspired is not always easy especially on the weeks when it seems all those great surprises in your in box last month seem to have stopped, and the voice in your head starts taking you down the path of doubts.  Living in LA provides me with so many great venues to avoid going into… Read more »

BECOME

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It has been said that you become what you think about all the time, so keep thinking and keep dreaming. Life is messy and can create long moments of  meaningless day to day routines. We get stuck in a rut so to speak. At times we begin to think about the things we use to… Read more »

Silence

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Silence…..but now there are words. I have been rather silent lately and even though the words are few, I wanted to reconnect.  It’s hard to believe I have been back from the Omo Valley for almost 3 months already and I have not found the time to share more of my images and what an… Read more »

Sharing

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The photo was taken with my blackberry  (not an iphone….) freezing cold for this hot climate girl! Sharing our art, ideas, and success changes our world for the better. I have not yet made a post such as this, but I think this is important so  I wanted to share this with you.  Last Friday… Read more »