I love the blue sky and dreamy greens of Rochester in the Summer.
My friend Matt, who is an amazing New York photographer=)
Category: Personal
I had dinner with an amazingly strong lady last night who’s younger brother died in Auschwitz at the age of 19. I listened quietly, ate my matzo ball soup, and watched as the tears welled up in her eyes {but never spilled over.} Hearing such a personal and painful story from someone so tiny and fragile made every stress and worry disappear in my mind for those few minutes. I am reminded that the little things that worry us, are just that-little. The big things in life- the people that influence us, how much we enjoy each moment (even the painful ones,) and the strength we give to the memories of people who aren’t with us anymore, are the things that we should be focusing that “worry” energy on. I am so humbled by that sweet lady, and I will continue to think of her beloved little brother who didn’t get the chance to live a full life. The good news? Maybe his story will inspire us to not take anything or anyone for granted, to appreciate and soak up each moment as it passes, and to just let the little worries go.
Since this was a little on the sad side, and because no post is complete without a photo, here is one that makes me smile and feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
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I decided to leave you with some holga photos to look at while I am gone. I love the weirdness of this camera=)
Oscar and an overlapped image of my dad shooting in college…one of my favorites.
Celina+TJ…light leaked and weird color…but I kinda like this one.
My lovely friend Heather found this duck wall in North Park…so cute!
Have a good weekend!
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I want to wish my sweet Dad a happy fathers day-he is pretty much the best ever. I grew up getting handwritten notes in my lunch, Beatles and Talking Heads sung to me over and over, and frisbee catches all over the place. There is no one in the world who’s opinion I value over his, and I am SO LUCKY to have the crazy, odd, creative, enlightened, open-minded, and FUN Dad that I do. HAPPY FATHERS DAY FACCIA!
I took this photo of my Dad when I was four while in New York visiting my Grandparents. I am sure my Dad (who is an amazing photographer with an unbelievable eye) set the camera, composed, and focused the shot…but this is my first documented photo ever, and I love it!
Dear lovely Reader,
Welcome to the new home of our blog! Check out the new site too and leave us some comments or love notes if you have any=) Oh, and another exciting thing…we are moving into our new live/work studio (with an amazing client meeting room and shooting space with lovely light) in just a few weeks, so BIG THINGS are happening and we couldn’t be more excited! Thanks for checking out the new stuff friends (yes, I am entirely aware that my Dad and Grandma might be the only ones reading this but oh well… hey guys!)
I have a lot in mind for this little blog so come back to see me, and I promise to show you photos of squishy babies, happy drooling animals, and people so in love it’s disgusting. K? K. =)
Love,
Samaria
{pronounced: Sa-mar-ee-ah, Samm is fine if you don’t want to brave the full name!}
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