asking away

i know this has been around for some time now. but it's so beautiful. i cry every time i watch it. humanity is filled with such complexity. such love. such hurt. it makes my heart ache and celebrate... all at the same time.

timeless color

the library of congress has a flickr... who knew? i didn't. but there are these beautiful shots of the 1940s in color and for a time period most often captured in black n' white, this burst of brightness brings such wonderful renewed excitement and giddiness. (at least on my part) here are my favorites! well... so far. with over 1600 to chose from, i have months of beauty to sift through.

p.s. i. love. film.



ok so farming is not that interesting... but oh the sky! it's yellow and green and blue and so wonderful!



matching dresses! can i have one?

this might be my favorite...

oh i feel the nostalgia setting in. i think sometimes i was born in the wrong decade. i could forgo my cell phone and internet to spend a day in a time where all we could use was film, where it was more common to walk than to drive, where home cooking was an almost given, and where tv was an option instead of given... and the fashion would be an added perk. life seemed so much slower then. simpler. and with that simplicity comes a beauty i think we have somewhat lost in our busy lives. but, then again, i could be idealizing.

which i tend to do.

Vivre sa vie

j'adore les films français. particulièrement films par Jean-Luc Goddard. merci Madame Abel de me présenter à une telle beauté...

love is spelled maggie

here are some shots of my favorite little one ever. she and i spent a lot of time together this year. and i love her. i took pictures of her all the time, but they were always on her parents camera. so. i finally got mine out during a play date, gusied her up, and went outside... only to realize on the way home that i had my white balance and iso settings all off. shoot. oh well. so if the pictures seem a little noisy, that's why. yeah. i am kinda disappointed too, but you live and you learn.






oh the belly. the belly, the belly!

alex martinez

i came across his work the other day and fell in love with his use of color and lines. i feel like it is getting harder and harder to be new and creative in photography... especially in the fashion world. but his work was so breathtaking and beautiful. at least to me, and i am no art critic, so take it with a grain of salt. unfortunately, i couldn't post my favorite picture, so these will have to suffice. but still, beautiful. check out the rest of his stuff here and here.

Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys.

maybe i'm partial. but i love this.

via

faces of the street

from portland... (which, i have come to acknowledge as my own personal promised land)

via

this is what i would love to do eventually, by the way. capture the beauty of our creator in his own creation. forget nursing school.

life, love, and the mathetai house

my roommates for next year... seriously, the most beautiful girls i know. how come i have to live with the most photogenic group of girls on the planet? please explain that one to me. please.


















p.s. i got lightroom (!!!!!). can you tell?

p.s.s if you want to see more, they're on facebook. i am still figuring out how to use blogger.

thoughts in pictures.

a really bad oh heck hand...


i got a new camera for christmas and have been playing with it. here are some attempts. more to come. editing is taking a while...









i love these two...