Category Archives: Personal

Celebrate DC Gay Marriage : Free Engagement Sessions

Today is the first day that DC is accepting marriage applications from gay couples. Having grown up in Virginia and then living in DC for 6 years, I’m so proud! My hometown is taking a huge step towards equality today and I’m so happy for all the amazing couples lining up outside the courthouse this morning.
So in...

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Adopt A Rabbit Month

I’m a huge animal lover. Having volunteered at multiple animal shelters(starting at age 13 I volunteered every saturday at the Fairfax animal shelter- yes, I did want to save the world), worked at two different emergency animal hospitals for a total of 5 years, worked as an adoption counselor for a shelter and volunteering for multiple...

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BookBinding for love

When your in art school you don’t just take photography classes- you get to dabble a bit in other areas. And I dabbled in bookbinding. This project was the first project I did but I thought I should blog about it because Vday is almost here and this book is all about love. I made...

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Hiking

So, I’m not big on exercise. I know, I know…I should move more than every few hours off my computer to go get a snack. Here’s where hiking enters. I love nature. And in order to see nature, generally, you have to walk somewhere(what?!? no golf carts?).
So Natalie and I found this amazing park where...

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Taking Root

So if you follow my blog, you know Natalie and I moved to New Haven, CT in July for her to start her PhD program here at Yale. We bought our first house here. We made big grown-up decisions. Ha!
The first semester here, I’m not going to lie, was horrible. I missed all my DC...

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Naples Florida

My trip to Naples, Florida is coming to an end. Today was my last day on the beach as a huge storm is coming our way. But I did manage to get a few more shots in between reading on the beach(currently finishing up Ghost Map by Steven Johnson all about Cholera outbreak in London) and swimming...

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Pelican Bay Beach in Naples Florida

Today I saw otters playing(and heard them bark) and saw a pod of dolphins playing close to shore. Bliss.

This particular pelican didn’t seem to mind me too much. I’m shooting with a 45mm lens so I’m maybe 4-5 feet away from him. All the other pelicans are going crazy and flying away. But this guy...

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