morgan + emma got married

with the super moon. i've rarely seen a couple so much in love. more still to come.

tara jade

i don't normally photograph fashiony-modelly type subjects. i like pretty brides, on the happiest days of their life! i thrive on capturing "moments" (sorry about the wank). but there has always been one supermodel subject i had on my wish list... tara. tara and i went to high school together, and though we hadn't kept in touch much over the past few years, i have facebook to thank for bringing us back together.

you see, i read in my news feed that tara was finally taking the plunge and moving her ass to hollywood. that's right, hollywood. tara and i were always partners in high school drama (i'll never forget the smell of old eggs during our clowinging assignment!) and she was a star. is a star.

so i offered to take some pictures. partly for tara, mostly for me. she had always been that one subject i wanted to have the chance to photograph. and i'm lucky i have had the chance now, before she's so famous the only people allowed near her with a camera are mario testino and david lachapelle.

dayum, girl... those eyes!

 

nikki & luke

photo(s) of the day

times square, new york is a strange place. more neon and billboard than i have seen in my life... it's just as bright at night as it is during the day. a very touristy place... but well worth a visit just to ogle the craziness.

the annoying tourist (part four)

i am the person with sore feet from walking many kilometres each day. i am the person who was willing to line up in the cold for 15 minutes outside a fast food joint because "if there's a line, it must be good". i am the one still hijacking every free wifi outlet i can find, buying one coffee and staying for hours on your internets.

i am the annoying tourist.

we spent xmas doing very non-xmassy things this year. we walked for hours along the highline, which i had at the top of my "nyc to-do" list, and would absolutely recommend to everyone and anyone who ever comes near this city. the highline is an old disused railway above the rooftops of chelsea and the meatpacking district (two of my favourite districts of manhattan), which a couple of residents decided to turn into a beautiful park. here's the npr podcast where i first heard about the highline. i just love hearing all about how community can sometimes come together to create something for the greater good, and the highline is a perfect example of exactly that.

so, although the grasses were dry and the flowers had wilted in new york's stiff cold, the highline was still a place to see one of the most beautiful slices of new york. the birds still come to feed on apples left behind by residents, in their own special little bird oasis. and it's probably my favourite glimpses of this city so far.