incredibly blessed, yes.
(beverly hills, los angeles)
Thursday, July 26, 2012
city of angels
i feel so peaceful whenever i'm here, just totally immersed in the flow...
incredibly blessed, yes.
(beverly hills, los angeles)
incredibly blessed, yes.
(beverly hills, los angeles)
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
snow white stills
in keeping with the whole gothic fantasy medieval motif, i loved the look and feel of "snow white and the huntsman", even if the story was a little uneven. whenever i read/see these kinds of stories, it transports me to another world that i so love:
the sets, the scenery, the costumes are amaaaaazing. would love to work on such a story one day in some capacity.
(nyc)
(nyc)
kirsty mitchell
this photographer came out with her work recently. she pulled together a series of fantasy portraits into a book entitled "wonderland", which i can't wait to order. i've always loved stories and art related to anything fantasy, medieval or gothic, so this falls right into my realm.
it took kirsty over five years to shoot these photos, as she pieced together the budget for each photo bit by bit. she did this as an homage to her late mother, who inspired her sense of reality and beauty. love love love it:
p.s. none of these were physically photoshopped in that they are all real locales around her home in surrey, england, with real set pieces. so lovely.
(nyc)
it took kirsty over five years to shoot these photos, as she pieced together the budget for each photo bit by bit. she did this as an homage to her late mother, who inspired her sense of reality and beauty. love love love it:
p.s. none of these were physically photoshopped in that they are all real locales around her home in surrey, england, with real set pieces. so lovely.
(nyc)
eugenio recuenco
have always loved this photographer's sense of light and fantasy, he has a cinematographic feel to his work:
(nyc)
(nyc)
day 198-200
the last time i did, i was SO mortifyingly embarrassed but i couldn't stop laughing hysterically... it involved my sister, meryl streep, philip seymour hoffman and an entire theater full of people... at least everyone laughs till they weep whenever they hear the story too... :D
Saturday, July 14, 2012
when
when was the last time you played a hand of failure
the last time you cried your eyes out in the shower
the last time you said yes
and it shattered your heart
"it is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, because there is not effort without error and shortcomings, but who does actually strive to do the deed, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
- theodore roosevelt
"citizenship in a republic" speech at the sorbonne in paris
april 23, 1910
(nyc)
the last time you cried your eyes out in the shower
the last time you said yes
and it shattered your heart
"it is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, because there is not effort without error and shortcomings, but who does actually strive to do the deed, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
- theodore roosevelt
"citizenship in a republic" speech at the sorbonne in paris
april 23, 1910
(nyc)
Sunday, July 1, 2012
it's been awhile...
but i have a really good excuse. i was too busy eating.
for breakfast every morning, fresh fruit at campo de' fiori!
then for a nice stroll in gianicolo, with a sweeping view of rome from the top.
grab a snack at aristocampo in trastevere...
the panini were so good, we went back four times and made friends with the owners...
one day we decided to check out david's ass in florence. michelangelo knew what he was doing.
why are all balconies so charming in italy? i found this one above ponte vecchio.
on that note, even random doors are so beautiful. though i don't know where the doorbell is.
another day, we decided to go to positano for lunch.
where i ate the most glorious homemade seafood pasta ever ever ever. if you are ever in positano, GO. you can find it at buca di bacco, right on the beach. i'm literally drooling as i type this right now.
aren't i an amazing photographer? :) more like, it's hard to take a bad picture of this place.. the sun, the sea, the flowers.. sigh.
the pantheon at night is magical.. something about the fact that it's been standing here, so solid, for so long. that i could stand in the exact same place as past romans, kings, gladiators, slaves, regular everyday people. it encompasses thousands of years of history, was built well enough to withstand all that wear and tear, and has witnessed so many stories played over and over again upon its front steps. i used to come here all the time to write in the evenings. thank goodness the mcdonald's that used to stand right in front of it is gone, that was kind of an eyesore (but i admit that i love their fries.. shhhh.... don't tell the italians!).
the time-old tradition of throwing a coin into the fontana di trevi for a speedy return to rome.
literally translates to "little one, you are mine." italian graffiti never gets old, even when it's just on the side of a trash can. roma, you are mine, as mine as you ever can be. ci vediamo presto, grazie mille per tutti i giorni, la mia famiglia e sempre la belleza...
(roma, firenze, positano, italia)
for breakfast every morning, fresh fruit at campo de' fiori!
then for a nice stroll in gianicolo, with a sweeping view of rome from the top.
grab a snack at aristocampo in trastevere...
the panini were so good, we went back four times and made friends with the owners...
one day we decided to check out david's ass in florence. michelangelo knew what he was doing.
why are all balconies so charming in italy? i found this one above ponte vecchio.
on that note, even random doors are so beautiful. though i don't know where the doorbell is.
another day, we decided to go to positano for lunch.
where i ate the most glorious homemade seafood pasta ever ever ever. if you are ever in positano, GO. you can find it at buca di bacco, right on the beach. i'm literally drooling as i type this right now.
aren't i an amazing photographer? :) more like, it's hard to take a bad picture of this place.. the sun, the sea, the flowers.. sigh.
the pantheon at night is magical.. something about the fact that it's been standing here, so solid, for so long. that i could stand in the exact same place as past romans, kings, gladiators, slaves, regular everyday people. it encompasses thousands of years of history, was built well enough to withstand all that wear and tear, and has witnessed so many stories played over and over again upon its front steps. i used to come here all the time to write in the evenings. thank goodness the mcdonald's that used to stand right in front of it is gone, that was kind of an eyesore (but i admit that i love their fries.. shhhh.... don't tell the italians!).
the time-old tradition of throwing a coin into the fontana di trevi for a speedy return to rome.
literally translates to "little one, you are mine." italian graffiti never gets old, even when it's just on the side of a trash can. roma, you are mine, as mine as you ever can be. ci vediamo presto, grazie mille per tutti i giorni, la mia famiglia e sempre la belleza...
(roma, firenze, positano, italia)
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