In January 2017, we spent a day in Barbados with 2 of my favorite persons, walking on the beach, eating Chefette, drinking Banks beer, catching up and talking about "the good ole days".
If you have never been to Barbados, you should put it on the list along with the rest of the Caribbean. Seriously! The Caribbean is so much more than beaches and sun. The food, the music and the people make the Caribbean worth exploring.
When we were South Florida over Christmas, we were in traffic at a stop light. The light turned green but the traffic did not move. We suddenly saw people jump out of cars in front of us and rush ahead. For a minute we wondered if someone was ill or if an accident occurred as we could not see what was happening ahead. We then realized that a van had broken down in the middle of this 3 lane road. No one honked their horns, no one screamed at the driver to get his van out of the road. At least 5 persons happily got out of their cars and helped the driver push the van out of the road and into a strip center.
I am not sure if it was the Christmas spirit, but I hope 2018 brings more evidence of community spirit and hope.
As the new year has started off so cold and snowy, here is some warmth via photos taken on a Caribbean Cruise we took last year.
“You let time pass. That’s the cure. You survive the days. You float like a rabid ghost through the weeks. You cry and wallow and lament and scratch your way back up through the months. And then one day you find yourself alone on a bench in the sun and you close your eyes and lean your head back and you realize you’re okay.”
- Cheryl Strayed
Holiday Blues
As the holidays festivities intensifies and winter's cold and darkness sets into the bones, if you are feeling blue, missing someone or disappointed in missing your 2017 goals, take comfort: this season will pass. Hang on, do as much self care as you need to, focus on the slivers of beauty around you.
-- Taken from my December 10th Newsletter. You can view the entire newsletter here and past newsletters here.
“You are like an ocean: quietly ebbing and flowing to the rhythm of life, but wildly expansive and profoundly powerful. You are boundless. You are whole. Your quietness is your strength. Your depth is your advantage.”
― Aletheia Luna
I met Jennifer Strickland almost 2 years ago at one of the many Philly Instagram community events and was instantly drawn to her candor, quiet hustle and the ease with which she approaches random strangers.
Jen recently stepped out on faith and has taken on entrepreneurship full time. I see her hustling with calm confidence and slowly putting herself out there as the face of her business.
I met Jennifer Strickland almost 2 years ago at one of the many Philly Instagram community events and was instantly drawn to her candor, quiet hustle and the ease with which she approaches random strangers.
Jen recently stepped out on faith and has taken on entrepreneurship full time. I see her hustling with calm confidence and slowly putting herself out there as the face of her business while simultaneously tending to the needs of her family.
You can take a look at Jen's beautiful photography on her website https://www.jenstricklandphotography.com and her Instagram.
Contrary to popular opinion I do shoot men. I did a recent evening city shoot with Phil around Old City and on the Ben Franklin Bridge. There is nothing like a well dressed man in the suit.
We again collaborated with Abena ( you can see previous feature on her here) and created content for her on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in a striking red dress.
“when you take a photograph of someone, you take a portrait of their soul”
― Winna Efendi
Over the summer I did a number of portrait shoots which were inspiring to work with some old friends and some new faces as well. Below are a select few.
"The Briefest Moment shared with you
The longest on my mind"
- Lang Leav
When you meet others that share your love for adventure and are willing to kick off their high heels, roll up their pants and just let loose, you know you are home.
My session with Colin & Elise was filled with love: Long glances, reading each others minds, laughing uncontrollably and lots of touching and kissing.
It was such a delight to spend an afternoon with them, exploring parts of the Wissahickon trails and documenting their love.
