Joy and Steve's Blessing

I had the honor to photograph a couple last week during a miraculous time in their life. Steve and Joy are expecting their first baby in two months. Steve and Joy have a yoga philosophy "Why workout when you can work within?" I love that! Check out more about them on their website: www.wholisticfitness.com. You can tell from these images just how happy they are and can you believe just how much Joy is glowing? She is so beautiful and is seeping with wonder and tranquility, not to mention she looks like a super model! I will have a slide show up for them soon. Thank you Steve and Joy for allowing me to share this precious moment with you!

Key Lime Pie

I had every intention of uploading an image of the final product: my first homemade, authentic Key Lime Pie, but it didn't work out that way. I squeezed, by hand, 60 key limes for one cup of juice! My hands were pretty tired after that experience! The pie turned out to be very tasty, but not very beautiful. But, I thought the photo above of the key limes was interesting. I hope everyone had a safe and wonderful 4th of July!

Horseshoe Bend, Page Arizona

These photos are from mine and Grant's visit to Horseshoe Bend in Page, AZ. This is where the Colorado River makes a complete turn around a beautiful land formation. We should have been there earlier for better light, but it was beautiful even in mid-morning. If you go during the summer, I recommend that you go right at sunrise to avoid the most severe heat. It was already 95F when we got to the overlook at 8:30am! I love shooting landscapes, especially the Colorado River.

Northland Hospice 10K Race

This morning was the Northland Hospice 10K Run, where all proceeds benefited Northland Hospice, a nonprofit, community-based and community-supported organization that has provided compassionate hospice care, regardless of ability to pay, to persons with terminal illnesses, their families and loved ones for over 23 years. The turnout was amazing and the energy of the crowd was uplifting. I can't wait to hear how much was raised for this important service. This is a photo of my friend, David McCallum, who is a physicain assistant in town. Go David!

Governor Napolitano Photo Shoot

I was called last Friday to photograph the Governor's visit to Northern AZ University. I, of course, dropped everything and jumped on the job! I had a blast working with their marketing team and also enjoyed talking to Napolitano's people. She is an amazing speaker and I found myself listening as I was shooting. Check out the article about her visit here.

Happy Birthday to my best friends, Jane and Preston!

Jane Morgan and Preston's birthday's are coming up late this month and they both live so far away. I miss them so much! Jane now lives in Birmingham (pronounced Burrrr-men-hammm) and Preston lives in Boston during the school year where he's an Art Professor. He summers (and is the only person I know who uses the word 'summer' as a verb) on the Georgia Isles. I almost want to hate him, if I didn't love him so much! This is a photo I took of them in Central Park in NYC.

Summit Center Classic

Memorial Day weekend only means one thing to me: watching 200+ men in spandex race their bikes. Summit Velo presented the Summit Center Classic, a three day, four stage road race. This year, we had the criterium downtown, which was pretty exciting to watch. This is a photo of Nick Schreiber who is one of our teammates down in Tucson. He was going up Mars Hill faster than I could drive it!