After spending one day in Lengasti I knew I was in love. Hours away from the closest city, Arusha, the village springs up out of nowhere in the middle of the African landscape. In many ways, it was exactly how I imagined it. Huts made out of mud and sticks, cattle just about every where...
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{tanzania} Dar es Salaam –> Arusha –> Lengasti
Arriving in Lengasti was one of the most magical experiences I have ever had. From the first moment the Jeep pulled into the village it was obvious that Lengasti was going to have a very special place in my heart — a sentiment that only grew stronger with each day spent there. The first night...
{tanzania} Dar es Salaam. Day Four.
1. If you ever get the chance to go to Tanzania, don’t hesitate — GO.
2. If you go to Tanzania and spent time in Dar es Salaam, make a trip to visit the kids at Yatima Group Trust Fund.
3. When your driver pulls off onto a dirt road, get out of the car and walk...
{tanzania} Dar es Salaam. Day Three.
Every day in Dar es Salaam felt better than the last. And the day we spent at the opening of FASDO was one of my favorites throughout the entire trip.
FASDO, Faru Arts and Sports Development Organization, serves to provide arts and sports programs for youth while addressing many of the issues these children face —...
{tanzania} Dar es Salaam. Day Two.
On day 2 in Dar es Salaam, we met with the First Lady of Tanzania, Salma Kikwete, and the U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania, Alfonso Lenhardt. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to use my camera for the majority of the day but successfully greeting the First Lady in Swahili and asking Ambassador Lenhardt questions about the future...
{tanzania} Dar es Salaam. Day One.
Right after landing in Dar es Salaam, we headed straight to Yatima Group Trust Fund, an orphanage that takes care of over 150 children. The welcoming we received getting off of the bus was overwhelming. My camera and I struggled to keep up as the children and staff of YGTF gave us the warmest and...
{tanzania} Portland –> Los Angeles –> Dubai
Yesterday I came back home from a two week trip to Tanzania. TANZANIA. Even just saying the name makes me excited. I had an absolutely incredible time as a photographer for a very special non-profit there. It was an amazing opportunity and I am so excited to share all of the images with ya’ll. I’ll...
{portrait} alicia + dora
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes an adorable Dora. And along the way a client turns into an incredible, irreplaceable friend. Do I have the best job or what?
{portrait} samira
It’s been almost a month since I last posted. Let’s pretend that this isn’t so. Let’s just jump right back in because explaining the whole temperamental artist thing(read: photographer’s block/not having enough time/not making enough time) is really quite complicated, boring and cliche. Instead of making excuses, I’m making photos again. And it feels oh...
{news/high school seniors}
It’s that time of year again! Senior portrait time. And I’m especially excited since Class of 2012 might be the last to graduate before the world ends…and I’m hoping we go out with a bang (I’m shameless, I kn0w…)
If you’re graduating next year and thinkin’ about struttin’ your stuff in front of my camera, you...