Monthly Archives: November 2006

Look at baby Leif now!

In the midst of Vancouver’s cold snap and 2 feet of snow, we got together with Leif, the little tot in my book “Becoming Leif.” Look at this little pike now! He’s almost 20 pounds at 4 months old and just as cute as a button. Leif’s doing all that cool older baby stuff like...

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The Himba

In 2003, when Karutijambja left her village to fetch water at the Kunene River, a crocodile grabbed her and dragged her under. Her dog attacked, and the croc let Karutijambja go, grabbing the dog instead. Karutijambja was flown out to the hospital by the good folks at the Serra Cafema Lodge, and, amazingly, lived to...

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International Photography Awards

A cool thing happened on the way to…not winning. This year I was awarded seven honorable mentions. Wildlife Category: Long-tailed Macaque, BaliChildren: The Child Bride #9Sunset: Nusa Dua DawnFlowers: 3 Flowers, a seriesPortrait: The Child Bride #9Nudes: Nude 4Landscapes: Mount Batur, BaIi Above is the entry Long-Tailed Macaque, Bali. I am just now building my...

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Baby Isaac

Wasn’t I lucky this week getting to shoot baby Isaac? Beyond the visual, there’s an entire aural symphony with a newborn–all his squeaks and coos and grunts–and I had forgotten how encompassing it is. How do we reconcile, as our children grow, the loss of such basic but extraordinary sensory pleasures? I know I often...

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Fun Things Happened in England

I loved, loved, loved going to Kew Gardens when Joy and I were in England last August, since we had, beyond its usual delights, the opportunity to search out the garden photography exhibit called ‘Imagine Yesterday…Today.” And such a surprisingly sweet thing it was, too. The curators of the Garden Photographers Association 2006 competition had...

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