"Friday Hike" Last Friday my sister, Lizzy, and I took Chloe and Essie (our respective "babies") for a hike. A friend had told me about trails near Palos Heights and so we packed up the car and headed out of the city. Long story short, what was supposed to be a 4.3 mile loop ended [...]
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"Center of Attention" It's family portrait season, and I couldn't be happier with the first crop of sessions. There will be many more to come in the next month or so, but this one just makes me smile. I grew up in a home where our dogs were bonafide members of the family. First there [...]
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"Happy Accident" The past two weeks I've been reliving Ayesha and Neil's wedding weekend as I've edited their images. I came across this one that was actually taken by Melissa, my second shooter, at the Friday night Garba. Melissa's flash didn't fire but my flash, seen on the right side of the image, fired at [...]
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"Orchid in Blue" Anyone who knows me well knows that orchids are my favorite flower. They're so simple and elegant and graceful and I am rarely without one in my apartment. This one was part of the decor at Ayesha's Mehindi last week, I couldn't help but take its portrait.
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"Mehindi" This weekend I will be capturing the nuptials of Ayesha and Neil and things got off to a great start last night at the Mehindi. Ayesha's family and friends came to celebrate this beautiful young woman and to decorate their hands for the upcoming weekend. Two Henna artists worked quickly and meticulously in applying [...]
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"Apartment Garden" City dwelling causes one to get creative.
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"Through the Gorge" Tami and I ventured through the gorge at Hell's Gate near Naivasha with our Maasai guide, Hampton. Volcanic eruptions followed by centuries of flooding, hot springs and a number of other natural happenings have carved out haunting paths through the lower gorge.
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"Yellow Wood" Late April means beautiful autumn colors at Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia. My friend, Katie, and I experienced everything from blizzards to rain to fog to sunshine on our 5 day hike along the "W" trail. The colors grew more vibrant each day!
Jenn Winter 