happy spring and easter and flowers blooming!!

here's to sweet new growth and the promise of spring.

may you enjoy your family and friends today and allow yourself to move brightly forward as you wish.

these bursting bulbs are from my recent trip to visit a friend in Nurenberg, Germany.  

images from ecuador 2010

i studied spanish in ecuador back in my college days and my friend, lauren, had the bright idea that we needed to take a reunion trip this year.  she's so smart.  she left her two kiddos with her amazing husband for almost 2 weeks an we tromped around with our backpacks like we were 21 again. i don't post personal photos very often on this blog but travel is a big part of who i am and why i love photography so much. i hope you like them.

even my camera takes bad photos when you hand it to some tourist on the top of a mountain! geeez.

photos taken in march 2010 in quito, cuenca and the beaches of canoa ecuador.

timberline lodge wedding photos: snowy marries sunny

buffy and derek travelled down from seattle to be married at the historic and gorgeous timberline lodge this may. the sun was shining all day for us and although it was still cold outside we got some great shots. congrats you two!  xoxo

and then there was this one!!!

wedding photography from Mt. Hood's Timberline Lodge

these are my absolute favorite shots from all of mexico.  que bella mama y el diegito tan dulce. me encanta como salieron.

baby portraits in veracruz mexico

i got to spend 3 week this march in the states of oaxaca and veracruz, mexico.  beautiful, kicking, vibrant places to visit and photograph. i've been sifting through and editing my photos as i have time between jobs and am finally getting some final images ready to blog about.  

 toward the end of my stay i was welcomed into the family home of my friend, coca, who i work with in PDX and who was visiting her family during the same week down in the humid port city, veracruz.  i took these portraits of her nieces and nephews as a thank you for their hospitality.  !mil gracias a la familia higa mora!  !que lindos nietos tienen!

i was lucky enough to be sent to hawaii for a wedding this summer through working with powers studios.  wow.  that was such an honor.  here's some of my days off on oahu!