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Category Archives: travel

Spent my last day shopping for souvenirs and preparing for the long journey back home so here some outtakes from theView full post »

Decided not to make any plans on the last day of the year, stayed open to suggestions, didn’t set any expectationsView full post »

Heard a priest once say that as an invited guest witnessing the exchange of vows between a couple on their wedding day,View full post »

The multi-cultural wedding event officially began with the bride having her Mehndi decoration applied while the rest ofView full post »

Woke up the third morning to a full moon setting outside our window. This began a new daily ritual of going out to theView full post »

I went to Hawai’i to attend a friend’s wedding. That’s the official reason. The primary goal for me,View full post »

From the drive around the coast of Oahu until we reached the North Shore at sunset. View full post »

The Park in Winter.View full post »

Went to Chicago recently to help out a good friend recoup after major surgery so I didn’t do as much ‘View full post »

Seemed fitting to end Summer 2012 “Walkabouts” in the same place I began. All photos taken with theView full post »

I absolutely fell in love with the Bay Area! As soon as I returned from my trip, I was trying to figure out a way to goView full post »

On the first Saturday of every summer for thirty years Coney Island has marked the start of tourist season with theView full post »

From the Pier to Times Square to the Top of the Rock, a friend and I joined the rest of the tourists in New York City onView full post »

Going to a spa resort in upstate NY for a couple of days turned out to be exactly what I wanted for my birthday. IView full post »

Went home to Miami to spend as much time in the warm sun, the pool, at the beach, and under a palm tree’s shade asView full post »

For those who don’t know, DUMBO actually stands for Directly Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. Love thisView full post »

Figured out what I like most about walking around shooting random stuff: it’s so relaxing, almost meditative. IView full post »

Before an engagement session at the High Line in lower Manhattan I had plenty of time for an early morning stroll. IView full post »

The last weekend of summer I had a family portrait session on Coney Island Beach and took the chance, since I hadn’View full post »

Had some time before a portrait session, which was set up to be a surprise proposal(!!!), to shoot around the park. ItView full post »

NEW ORLEANS, LA––Being at Mardi Gras this year was a bit overwhelming with childhood memories flooding back and allView full post »