You will instantly forgive them for not being fragrant. The beauty of these camellia plants, some 100 years old, is reminiscent of far away lands. The setting, an old and well preserved historic greenhouse on the grounds of Lyman Estate, only adds to mystery.
This moodboard appeared organically as a byproduct, of sorts, of my photo catalog revamp. I have been returning to the same photos to give them one star, then two stars, then noticing the color & the mood. Dusty rose and cream with an accent of … Continue readingMoodboard: Food & Architecture
This is what happens when you do a major upgrade to your camping gear so late in the season… With 3 days to spare, you dash out to Cape Cod early October, early in the week, desperate to try out the new set up. The … Continue readingOctober camping on Cape Cod
Inevitably during our day trips we get to this place where the paved roads end, gradually becoming gravel, occasionally concrete blocks for stream forging, only to dissolve into paths that might end at the last house before the dark wall of the woods. Or, you … Continue readingCarpathian wild & foraged food
Wishing everyone magical celebrations tonight, however small and cosy, in rain or in snow, at the heart of a party, or lost in a novel…
It always comes down to flowers for me. The slightest chance that I get to hold a few blooms and arrange them, photograph them, re-enact a ‘story’, and I am there. Never mind it is across the Atlantic. That is how I felt about this … Continue readingFlower photography and visual storytelling with Marte Marie Forsberg – Part 2
Back in November, I did a very brave and uncharacteristically rush and spontaneous decision. I bought, within minutes of seeing it going live, a spot in Marte Marie Forsberg’s “Flowers and Food Visual Storytelling” photography retreat. I remember somewhat frantically emailing Marie “where is it … Continue readingFood styling and photography with Marte Marie Forsberg