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These were captured a couple of weeks ago at the UW campus on the hottest day of the year so far, with temperature in the whopping 70’s! I swear the entire city of Seattle was out in the sun enjoying a beautiful day. 

A few of our images from Erin and Jamie’s wedding in Villanova Pennsylvania will be featured as part of an editorial on unique spiritual rituals.  Jamie and Erin had an unique “tasting ceremony” for their wedding and we are happy the magazine decided to feature their unique ceremony.   If Brides Philadelphia magazine is available in your area, look for the article in the upcoming issue.  

P.S. We had the exceptional pleasure working with Lynda Barness of I DO Wedding Consulting and we can’t say enough good things about her.  She is highly recommended if you are a prospective bride or groom looking for a wedding consultant.

Earlier this year the national BRIDES Magazine of Conde Nast Publications and WPJA collaborated on a wedding photojournalism contest.  Judging was done by a panel of all Pulitzer Prize winners.   One of the my images placed in the Bridal Party category.   This was an image taken during Jamie and Erin’s beautiful wedding in Villanova Pennsylvania.   We were honored Jamie and Erin gave us the opportunity to document their wedding and without them this image would’ve never been captured. 

You can see all of the winning images by clicking -> here.  

(p.s. sorry for the poor screen capture from the brides.com web site)

Bright Eyes

The Fragile Army by The Polyphonic Spree 

Running Away – Live at SXSW 2007

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There are other great tracks, check them out!

I don’t remember when, but I added the DVD “The Devil and Daniel Johnston” to my Blockbuster online queue after I saw a preview for it. I knew it was a film I just had to see. I had forgotten about it and two weeks ago it just showed up in the mail. With my busy schedule I finally found some time tonight to take a break from editing to see it.

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Back when I was a student at UT, I had seen a wall on the Drag with a funny looking frog that greets “Hi, how are you” every time I saw it. I never paid much attention to it other than that it’s just another one of those things that makes Austin Austin. About two years ago the mural made big news as it was in danger of being torn down and the community fought to save it. Even then I still didn’t pay attention to what the big deal was.

Well, it turns out there is quite a story behind the art and guy who painted it. Daniel Johnston is an artist and musician who struggled with mental illness most of his life. His obsession with self-documenting his life through tape recordings, super-8 films, as well as his drawings and music provided a fascinating and inspiring look into his world.

Check out some of his music:

“Devinare”

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“True Love Will Find You In the End”

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“Casper the Friendly Ghost”

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Definitely check out the film if you haven’t already seen it! Be sure to watch the bonus features too.

I am back in the office and I am mostly caught up with emails and voice mails. If you have been waiting to hear from me, thanks for your patience.

I am barely unpacked and I will be flying out again in a couple of days. I am heading to the Bahamas for Sheila and Dan’s wedding in the Great Exuma. Another wedding I’ve been looking forward to.

Here are some random images from Paris and the Loire Valley.  More later.