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IPA winners announced

IPA recently announced their 2008 winners and i've spent hours browsing through their site.   IPA conducts one of the most prestigious photo competitions for professionals, amateurs and students each year.  here are a few of my fave's from this year's winners.

i love this image above by steve bloom (2nd Place Winner in Nature Book category).  check out more of steve bloom's amazing work here.

Barbara Cole's 3rd place winning entry in the Advertising: Fashion category, which was shot for Anthropologie's May '09 campaign.

Kacper Kowalski's "Island" image (1st place winner, Nature category), from his seasons series is some of the most unique and intriguing aerial nature photography i've ever seen.

Achim Lippoth's work from his book, "Pictures." (1st place winner for Books category.)

Photographers, submit your work here. 

this makes me happy.

this little gem of love was pure preciousness to soothe my soul today...
thank you, luke prins flexner + welcome to the world!  xxo

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{newborn shoots are one of my faves (!) and are best done within the first week. so if you're a preggy momma wanting to have photos taken when your li'l nugget is born, contact me to pencil in your date.  :)   }

congrats, trish + matt! :::: santa monica wedding photography

getting ready venue: Ritz Carlton Marina Del Rey
ceremony/reception venue: BelAir Bay Club
Wedding Coordination/Design: Amber Events
Florals:  Flower Fusion
DJ:  DJ Nahchey of Dash Entertainment

bouquet

 

... coming soon:  trish + matt's wedding....

love this!

vintage photography is all the rage right now... and this camper woudl be the perfect prop!  would love to take a little road trip in this thing with some friends and shoot some perfect weekend photos. let's go traveling!

via beachvintage.blogspot.com

new poem, revised, and in process.

i'm not sure where to post these types of things anymore. it seems my blog has become less personalized, as of late, as it should be i guess, because work needs its own space. but this blog was started as a personal project, and then it merged with work. and eventually, after wedding season, i will begin the process of a professional blog for photography, and keep this for more personal musings. in the meantime.... the two will continue to live here, together.  wrote this one a few months ago, recently revised. think it needs another pass but here it is for now...

(click to enlarge)

sneak peak

coming soon:  pirates + fish + etc. + 4 + 6 + 40 + 50 = 100!

here's a little sneak peak from the event i photographed on saturday.... for the lovely Wooster Family's 100th Birthday party, and planned by the Ambassador of Fun herself.  so much amazing-ness in one event it was hard to select just a couple to show you... but i kinda liked this series so i'll leave you with this:

xxo.

beachy.

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good bye summer.  the first sprinkling of cooler weather arrived today. feels good. soothing.

>>> this shot from yesterday, after i photographed an event at the beach, i grabbed a couple for myself...

happy sunday everyone.

xxo.