[20] Image of the Week

"Patagonian Morning" This morning I looked outside my apartment window and wanted mountains.  Not skiing mountains, hiking mountains.  I'm finally getting a chance to go through more of my South America images and just had to share this one.  This was a tough day of hiking to Las Torres in Chilean Patagonia.  We were there [...]

[19] Image of the Week

"Christmas Sunset" On Christmas afternoon, Essie and I went for a walk.  Winnetka was quite while lit windows revealed Christmas scenes of kids still in their pajamas playing with new toys, friends and family laughing over a bottle of wine and all around happiness.  We walked to Crow Island, my elementary school, and, despite Winnetka's [...]

[16] Image of the Week

"Molly and Ryan" More images from Molly and Ryan engagement session are coming shortly but, in the mean time, I had to share my favorite of the day.  I was so excited to have the sun in the perfect position to create this silhouette of the happy couple!

[15] Image of the Week

"Brooke and Lynley" I know that I'm a few weeks behind with Image of the Week, but I've been swamped with family portraits.  I had to highlight this portrait of Brooke and Lynley taken in Winnetka on November 5th.  The afternoon was perfect for portraits and the light was coming through the trees in delicate [...]

[14] Image of the Week

"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 [...]

[11] Image of the Week

"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.  

[9] Image of the Week

"Apartment Garden" City dwelling causes one to get creative.

[8] Image of the Week

"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.