photography

Friends, my love and I are headed to Paris this weekend. This is h u g e. It has been a top dream of mine for as long as I can remember. It’s been…

here’s a fun little photo thing to do with me, especially if you’re as crazy about photography as i am. i was inspired my wife’s cousin. such a fun + simple little post idea! // first,…

the photo above was taken on new year’s eve in 2009. just 5 days after lina and i had gotten married. we were in uppsala celebrating, visiting lina’s brother, his girlfriend (now wife), and…

it’s no secret that i love, love, love photography. and to get my daily photography fix, i use instagram like it’s going out of style. seriously, i am a major, self-proclaimed instagram addict. but,…

the other night when i left work, as i stepped out into the fresh air, i noticed that the building was glowing from the setting sun. it was bright and orange and shiny.  and…

hello + happy friday! it’s september 11th, as you all know. and it’s a day that will always be a somber one for americans and many others around the world. i always, always pause for…

like we all need another app on our already maxed out smartphones. right? and like we need one more thing to take our focus away from real life + the present moment. right? we…

it just so happens that this month’s ten on ten post fell on a regular ole day in the middle of my staycation vacation. my love + i have been traveling in sweden a…

i’m late with my post! but, i have a very good reason! my ten on ten photos for july were taken on friday (the 10th), like a good girl; and lucky me, i was still on…

another month is gone, and we are practically halfway through 2015. that blows my freaking mind. it’s gonna be great to have this little chronicle of one day of regular life from every month,…

i’m gonna cheat a tiny little bit. most of my photos are from yesterday, the 10th, but i am also gonna sneak in a photo or two from saturday. so, let’s call it a…

hi everyone! yesterday was friday the 10th, so that means that i took a bunch of photos to chronicle my day! i am taking part in a little photo challenge called ten on ten.…

you know, spring in sweden is a little bit all over the place. rain, snow, and sometimes sunshine. – i am sure many of you experience the same where you live.  it’s not usually…

sunday at home monday moments of peace tuesday: strategizing, enjoying the sun, knocking on doors to create opportunities, celebrating st. paddy’s day with my love wednesday: creating my routine thursday: feeling. so. much. inspiration. …

have you being feeling a little bit “off” lately? or have you been feeling some crazy energy swirling all around you – causing you to be inspired, overwhelmed, confused, or out of balance –…

hi guys!! it’s ten on ten day again (woo hoo!) – yesterday was the 10th of march, and that means that i snapped 10ish different shots throughout my day, chronicling the beauty of the…

seriously. last month when i did my ten on ten post (10 photos of my day on the 10th of every month), i was in asheville. in my apartment. hanging with some of the best people…

yesterday i introduced a little photo challenge that i’ve committed myself to for the year. you can read all about it { here }. simply put, it’s a challenge that only occurs on the…

i have decided to do a monthly photo challenge for 2015. yep the whole entire year. (it’s not as dangerous or time-consuming as it sounds. hehe). i absolutely love photography, and i have a…

ok. ok. better late than never, right? i know it’s december 2/3 and if you are not following me on instagram [you can do that { here }], then you have not yet seen…

well, friends, i did it. i had my first real ( = paid!) photography gig today. and it was totally amazing. i spent my day shooting the wedding of a former co-worker, who hired…

well, friends. i’ve been working on something in the background for a few weeks. do you remember how i was a photographer for my sister-in-law’s wedding when i was in sweden in july? and do…

i’ve been waiting to finish editing my photos from my sister-in-law’s wedding last saturday and show them to her before putting upon my blog here. but, it’s all done now and the happy couple has…

who’s ready for a photo challenge?! it’s march 1 today, and that means that it’s time to embark on a new journey. yessss. this month i collaborated with paige at for the love of…

if you haven’t heard or seen yet, i made my february photo challenge a little bit different this month. go on over to the left side of my page here and scroll down till…

hi! it’s tuesday, so i’m a day late. but, oh well. i’ve been pretty busy on account of it’s not your ordinary week here in the states… it’s thanksgiving week!! and that means that…

just a few photos from my week captured on my phone… i’ve been feeling the love. coffee love. autumn love companion love. nature love. snail mail love photography love urban love cider love road trip…

july’s theme for belovelive’s photo journey was adventure… and what an adventure july has been! wow. i new it’d be crazy and amazing, and i knew what lay in front of me as the…

you know how i have been doing photo a day challenges for over a year now? well, i have and i love it. i love it so much that i began to make my…

i was sitting on the train this evening,  headed back home, staring out the window and listening to music. my love was sitting across from me. i felt calm and at peace. i was…

march’s journey is complete. we have traveled from darkness to light. literally, here in sweden. the time changed last night, so we are now  livin’ it up with much longer days. tonight, it’s almost…

hey lovelies! well, it’s only a week and some days before we rip down another page on our calendars and begin a new month. crazy, huh? i was thinking… since it was so much…

can it be true? are we halfway there? have we turned the corner in our 31 day photo journey? why, yes we have! it’s friday the 15th (the ides of march. beware!) and we…

here it is!! the march photo a day challenge! and boy, it’s a doozy. it’s gonna be a tough one. but that’s the point, right? time to get our creative juices flowing. so, grab…

28 days of love comes to a close today. and waiting in the wings is a new challenge for march! something i need to finish up today. hehe. yes, i am last minute. i…

well, here we are again. another week has flown by and there are only a few days left in february. crazy!! and from where i am sitting now, it feels pretty good to be…

is it really true? are we really half way through february already? part of me is very grateful…. the part that is longing for warm weather, sunshine, & new adventures. my lack of vitamin…

today i’m celebrating the first week of belovelive’s photo challenge for february. yay! to begin with, i thought i’d share with you some of the photos from this week that others shared, and then show…

that’s right. after a month off, i decided that all i really needed was a little break. a breather, you could say. and, i’ve had that now. sooooo…. beginning tomorrow on the first of…

it’s over. back in the end of november i decided to create my own photo challenge, inspired by december holidays and happenings. i figured out some important & key words, looked at dates, and…

ok. i know it’s a crazy time of year. all of us are super busy & overwhelmed with things that must be done. but don’t let that pressure of the season sneak into your…

it may be december 2, but you can still join in! I must say… i am freaking excited & touched that some of you have decided to join me in the challenge! i am…

a great big thank you to positively present for inspiring me during november to find something to be thankful for every day! november has now come to a close, and i’m celebrating the last…

well, there are only 2 days until december begins. who’s jumping for joy with me? yes, i am super duper excited, even though it is an usually stressful time of the year for most…

happy thanksgiving!!! it just so happened that my weekly gratitude 30 photo challenge post fell on thursdays. and you know what that means… it means that this thursday is an extra special post. a…

well, here we are. halfway through november. already! it’s crazy, isn’t it? time is flying by and we are speeding towards the end of 2012. my brain can’t really comprehend that, so i’ll wait…

as i wrote last week, i decided to begin a new photo challenge this month. a thankfulness/gratitude challenge. there is still a prompt, but the focus is on being thankful for whatever that prompt…

sometimes we all get stuck. you know, same old thing day after day. same job. same people. same routine. life can be boring. regular. normal. so, there is something to be said for looking…