Candlelight conjures the feeling of being cozy inside on dark winter days. When most of us reflect on what the pandemic has been like, we will think of “home.” What better way to cherish the uniqueness of this time, than with the hearth-like vibe of candles at home.
For an upcoming photo series, I will be featuring several local couples who are expecting a baby. Continue reading “Casting Call: Expecting Couples”
Do you ever try your hand at arranging flowers? Floral design is intriguing to me. I have often said, “If I weren’t a photographer, I’d probably be a florist!”
I’ve been wanting to visit this church in Oakland, California, for some time. I studied architecture my freshman year of college (before majoring in film), and draw a lot of inspiration from the use of space. I went in the afternoon with my camera and explored the building. It was interesting to me how sci-fi and futuristic it looked, since it represents a religion with a history as old as Catholicism’s. Continue reading “What Do You Believe In?”
I have been reading about hygge recently, and it has made me a lot more aware of the little happy things that make me enjoy life on a daily basis. Continue reading “Delights: Little Happy Things”
I pulled my photography books out from my book collection the other day. They’ve been rather pared down because I was a digital nomad for awhile, and then I was inspired by the KonMari method last year. But these 9 books I’ve kept.
If you’re like me, you probably like to get recommendations on what to watch from someone with similar interests. When I’m busy or just distracted in life, I want someone to tell me what’s good, instead of surfing endlessly through tv apps.
Continue reading “Delights: What to Watch, Read, and Listen To”
In 2013, I wrote a book on taking selfies. I felt strongly the phenomenon of people taking self-portraits to document their lives that the iPhone had unleashed was beginning to have a cultural impact. But back then, I could not have imagined the kinds of adventures that would be created around selfie-taking in the near future.
Today was one of those days. The simplest of things turned into complicated, annoying things. I thought I’d be home relaxing at at certain time, and it took hours longer to get to that point. At the peak of my frustration, I asked myself, “What is it all about? What’s actually important to me?”
