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As I departed LAX to fly to Quebec this week, there was a moment where I had the most profound sense of gratefulness for the fact that I can live in California. A state that is home to this spot off Highway 1, one of the most beautiful scenic drives in the United States. One of my favorite drives anywhere in the world in fact, even though I’ve been to more than 50 countries. The longer @dante.vincent & I live in California, the more grateful I find myself becoming. . But speaking of drives I’m excited to be back in Canada, which is a country I have really come to love, driving around with @vw this week. This is my first time being in Quebec as an adult outside of Montréal and I can’t wait to share with you what I’m experiencing deep in a winter wonderland two and a half hours outside of the city. The snowdrifts are as tall as houses and the cold will actually take your breath away, but now that I know I get to return home to sunny California when this is over — winter has taken on a whole new fun meaning for me! . . . . #CaliforniaWild #highway1california #highway1 #roadtripcalifornia #mcwayfalls #californiahighway1 #visittheusa #discovertheusa #usaroadtrip #shotoniphone As I departed LAX to fly to Quebec this week, there was a moment where I had the most profound sense of gratefulness for the fact that I can live in California. A state that is home to this spot off Highway 1, one of the most beautiful scenic drives in the United States. One of my favorite drives anywhere in the world in fact, even though I’ve been to more than 50 countries. The longer @dante.vincent & I live in California, the more grateful I find myself becoming. . But speaking of drives I’m excited to be back in Canada, which is a country I have really come to love, driving around with @vw this week. This is my first time being in Quebec as an adult outside of Montréal and I can’t wait to share with you what I’m experiencing deep in a winter wonderland two and a half hours outside of the city. The snowdrifts are as tall as houses and the cold will actually take your breath away, but now that I know I get to return home to sunny California when this is over — winter has taken on a whole new fun meaning for me! . . . . #CaliforniaWild #highway1california #highway1 #roadtripcalifornia #mcwayfalls #californiahighway1 #visittheusa #discovertheusa #usaroadtrip #shotoniphone
Happy Valentine’s Day! Just a little pop of red from the city of love for you. . And when I say “city of love”, I don’t just mean romantic. It was the site of the biggest trip I ever took for self love, it’s been a place for family love and of course romantic love. @dante.vincent and I had our 4th date in Paris, family members have gotten engaged in Paris and it’s undeniably associated with this time of year seemingly around the world. . Where are you celebrating today? Any kind of love, even if it’s just the love you make sure to give yourself! That’s some of the most important kind of love because we can’t love others if we don’t love ourselves. 😉 . No matter what, I hope it’s a great day for you wherever you are. ♥️💋 Happy Valentine’s Day! Just a little pop of red from the city of love for you. . And when I say “city of love”, I don’t just mean romantic. It was the site of the biggest trip I ever took for self love, it’s been a place for family love and of course romantic love. @dante.vincent and I had our 4th date in Paris, family members have gotten engaged in Paris and it’s undeniably associated with this time of year seemingly around the world. . Where are you celebrating today? Any kind of love, even if it’s just the love you make sure to give yourself! That’s some of the most important kind of love because we can’t love others if we don’t love ourselves. 😉 . No matter what, I hope it’s a great day for you wherever you are. ♥️💋
Back home in Los Angeles after one of the most physically and mentally exhausting jobs I’ve ever shot as a photographer, with more work still to come and months before I can share what I was working on. It’s been cold in Southern California, cold for California I should say. And yet every time I shudder from the chill, I force myself to look around and I end up smiling. It’s so green here from the larger than normal amount of rain we have had and the chill I’ve felt is so easy to remedy whereas the feeling of cold that always seeped into my bones out East seemed to become a permanent resident in my body all winter long. Plus there’s talk that all this rain and these colder than normal days will actually lead us to have one of the most beautiful Super Blooms ever to grace the hills and meadows of California. And that, for a photographer like me, is very much something to be grateful for. . What are you grateful for on this Monday morning? . . . . #cityofangels #goldenhourvibes #losangelessunset #discoverla #sonyalpha #gratefulmindset #gratefulheart #sonyimages #sonya7rii #mondaymotivations Back home in Los Angeles after one of the most physically and mentally exhausting jobs I’ve ever shot as a photographer, with more work still to come and months before I can share what I was working on. It’s been cold in Southern California, cold for California I should say. And yet every time I shudder from the chill, I force myself to look around and I end up smiling. It’s so green here from the larger than normal amount of rain we have had and the chill I’ve felt is so easy to remedy whereas the feeling of cold that always seeped into my bones out East seemed to become a permanent resident in my body all winter long. Plus there’s talk that all this rain and these colder than normal days will actually lead us to have one of the most beautiful Super Blooms ever to grace the hills and meadows of California. And that, for a photographer like me, is very much something to be grateful for. . What are you grateful for on this Monday morning? . . . . #cityofangels #goldenhourvibes #losangelessunset #discoverla #sonyalpha #gratefulmindset #gratefulheart #sonyimages #sonya7rii #mondaymotivations
Currently shooting an assignment that I won’t be able to talk about for a while so instead of an Instagram, here’s a latergram from Paris. Because Paris is, in the words of Sabrina, always a good idea. . Shot this looking through a window at le Louvre during one of the many times I’ve visited the museum and practically ran through some of the galleries before they closed to capture that late afternoon light that baths the facade in such a warm glow. I never mind the rushing though. For I’ve taken my time before. I’ll take my time again one day. . A bartender asked me yesterday what my very favorite place I’ve visited is. The most popular question to ask someone who works in travel. And the hardest to answer. I can’t pick just one place. I have to share a list. And France is always on the list for me. It always will be. . What’s a place like that for you? That you’ll always want to go back to... . . . . . #louvremuseum #lelouvre #parisjetaime #parismylove #myparis #parisismyhometown #wellalwayshaveparis #museumarchitecture #🇫🇷paris #paris🇫🇷❤️ Currently shooting an assignment that I won’t be able to talk about for a while so instead of an Instagram, here’s a latergram from Paris. Because Paris is, in the words of Sabrina, always a good idea. . Shot this looking through a window at le Louvre during one of the many times I’ve visited the museum and practically ran through some of the galleries before they closed to capture that late afternoon light that baths the facade in such a warm glow. I never mind the rushing though. For I’ve taken my time before. I’ll take my time again one day. . A bartender asked me yesterday what my very favorite place I’ve visited is. The most popular question to ask someone who works in travel. And the hardest to answer. I can’t pick just one place. I have to share a list. And France is always on the list for me. It always will be. . What’s a place like that for you? That you’ll always want to go back to... . . . . . #louvremuseum #lelouvre #parisjetaime #parismylove #myparis #parisismyhometown #wellalwayshaveparis #museumarchitecture #🇫🇷paris #paris🇫🇷❤️
This guy treated me to a road trip for my birthday weekend and while we didn’t get to do the astro photography I wanted to do back out at Trona Pinnacles which I first discovered in the Fall of 2017, we did have an utterly magical 20 minutes during sunrise at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes where the same heavy cloud cover that made it impossible to do night photography, made for a dramatic sunrise with the type of light that was more than worth driving an extra two hours out of the way for. . Like with any time I visit a national park or outdoor area, we left only footprints and we took only photographs. I’m still so saddened at the mess made during the shutdown in some of our parks here in the USA and I’m committed to never being a part of that problem no matter what’s going on with factors I can’t directly control. I can always control my own actions. . But I digress, the morning was so gorgeous, I couldn’t pick just one photo to share. I truly loved all three of these images so much, I had to share them all. Do you have a favorite? . Honestly it looked like to me that the couple who feature in the second and third images were getting engaged the morning we were there and if they were that just makes it a morning filled to overflowing with love. . . . . #discovertheusa #visittheusa #deathvalleynationalpark #mesquiteflatsanddunes #sonyalpha #bealpha #sonya7rii #visitcalifornia #californiawild #sanddunesadventure #sunrisers #sunrisekingdom This guy treated me to a road trip for my birthday weekend and while we didn’t get to do the astro photography I wanted to do back out at Trona Pinnacles which I first discovered in the Fall of 2017, we did have an utterly magical 20 minutes during sunrise at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes where the same heavy cloud cover that made it impossible to do night photography, made for a dramatic sunrise with the type of light that was more than worth driving an extra two hours out of the way for. . Like with any time I visit a national park or outdoor area, we left only footprints and we took only photographs. I’m still so saddened at the mess made during the shutdown in some of our parks here in the USA and I’m committed to never being a part of that problem no matter what’s going on with factors I can’t directly control. I can always control my own actions. . But I digress, the morning was so gorgeous, I couldn’t pick just one photo to share. I truly loved all three of these images so much, I had to share them all. Do you have a favorite? . Honestly it looked like to me that the couple who feature in the second and third images were getting engaged the morning we were there and if they were that just makes it a morning filled to overflowing with love. . . . . #discovertheusa #visittheusa #deathvalleynationalpark #mesquiteflatsanddunes #sonyalpha #bealpha #sonya7rii #visitcalifornia #californiawild #sanddunesadventure #sunrisers #sunrisekingdom
I’m not a downhill skier by I can après ski with the best of em. At least I think so 😉 am I doing it right here 😝?! . I was grateful @stellaartois provided us with a suite that included a hot tub during our time in Park City for #Sundance last weekend. @dante.vincent and I will actually drive out of our way for a good hot tub, so the perk was very much taken advantage of. . But the real reason we were in Utah, was to attend the panels Stella hosted at their Film Lounge on Main Street in partnership with @womeninfilmla, @reframe_project and @deadline which all focused heavily on movies brought to the screen by women, led by a mostly-female cast or produced and/or directed by women. They were films that addressed themes of inequality, systematic racism, indigenous rights and more. With grant money and with these panels, Stella is showing a commitment to social consciousness that I applaud. And they also give money to @water with every 12 pack purchase you make. . Now they didn’t pay me to attend Sundance and they’re not paying me to talk about them now. It’s my decision to do so. They did host Danté and I with most expenses paid. I’m choosing to get in front of the camera and share a photo of me with their product — because I believe in supporting brands who are doing some good in a world where there’s so much that needs to be done. #StellaMoments . What brands do you admire and support who are doing good in the world right now? Anything from environment to equality and more... . . . #reframeproject #womeninfilm #parkcityutah #visitutah #sundance2019 #dogood #thathotellife #selfiesforacause I’m not a downhill skier by I can après ski with the best of em. At least I think so 😉 am I doing it right here 😝?! . I was grateful @stellaartois provided us with a suite that included a hot tub during our time in Park City for #Sundance last weekend. @dante.vincent and I will actually drive out of our way for a good hot tub, so the perk was very much taken advantage of. . But the real reason we were in Utah, was to attend the panels Stella hosted at their Film Lounge on Main Street in partnership with @womeninfilmla, @reframe_project and @deadline which all focused heavily on movies brought to the screen by women, led by a mostly-female cast or produced and/or directed by women. They were films that addressed themes of inequality, systematic racism, indigenous rights and more. With grant money and with these panels, Stella is showing a commitment to social consciousness that I applaud. And they also give money to @water with every 12 pack purchase you make. . Now they didn’t pay me to attend Sundance and they’re not paying me to talk about them now. It’s my decision to do so. They did host Danté and I with most expenses paid. I’m choosing to get in front of the camera and share a photo of me with their product — because I believe in supporting brands who are doing some good in a world where there’s so much that needs to be done. #StellaMoments . What brands do you admire and support who are doing good in the world right now? Anything from environment to equality and more... . . . #reframeproject #womeninfilm #parkcityutah #visitutah #sundance2019 #dogood #thathotellife #selfiesforacause
Danté and I got to visit the set of Game of Thrones this weekend and spoiler alert, the White Walkers set makes me feel I wouldn’t be mad if they won!!! . . Ok that’s not true 😉🥶 @dante.vincent and I were actually invited to Sundance Film Festival with Stella Artois; and because of a pro tip from our Lyft driver, who we met with the credit Stella gave us to explore greater Park City, we discovered the Midway Ice Castles. Part of a network of six installations across North America that started when founder Brent Christensen made an ice cave for his kids in the front yard after they moved from California to snowy Utah. And since 2011, the joy has now been available to kids and adults alike - this winter in Utah, Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and Alberta, Canada. As many as 12,000 icicles are grown everyday and each castle is over 20 million pounds. For me this was the perfect escape from the jam-packed streets of Park City, only 20 minutes away. I’m so grateful Danté bought the tickets for us to go. . . . More about Stella in my next posts, who hosted us but did not pay me or require me to post about them. I don’t have a relationship with Lyft but I do love them because they carbon offset every ride & allow you to round up and donate the difference to charity. 💙 Danté and I got to visit the set of Game of Thrones this weekend and spoiler alert, the White Walkers set makes me feel I wouldn’t be mad if they won!!! . . Ok that’s not true 😉🥶 @dante.vincent and I were actually invited to Sundance Film Festival with Stella Artois; and because of a pro tip from our Lyft driver, who we met with the credit Stella gave us to explore greater Park City, we discovered the Midway Ice Castles. Part of a network of six installations across North America that started when founder Brent Christensen made an ice cave for his kids in the front yard after they moved from California to snowy Utah. And since 2011, the joy has now been available to kids and adults alike - this winter in Utah, Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and Alberta, Canada. As many as 12,000 icicles are grown everyday and each castle is over 20 million pounds. For me this was the perfect escape from the jam-packed streets of Park City, only 20 minutes away. I’m so grateful Danté bought the tickets for us to go. . . . More about Stella in my next posts, who hosted us but did not pay me or require me to post about them. I don’t have a relationship with Lyft but I do love them because they carbon offset every ride & allow you to round up and donate the difference to charity. 💙
Will you please share a window into your world with me today? 🙏🏼 Something to be thankful for. Something good. Something you heard that made you smile. I think we could all use a few positive stories at this moment in time! Especially here in the USA where I’ve just been at the airport talking to people who are working without pay and I’ve heard from friends around the world who are struggling with the start of 2019 for one reason or another. Plenty of heartache to go around, let’s balance it with some love and light. 💛 . As for this photo, I took it in Venezia, in a palazzo once known as Santa Sofia. It has a rich history; built in the late 1420’s for the Contarini family who gave eight Doges to Venice between 1043 and the late 1600’s, by Giovanni Bon and his son Bartolomeo Bon. It became known as Ca’ d'Oro (the Golden House) because of the gilt and polychrome decorations which once adorned its exterior walls. I imagine it’s also how the neighborhood itself finally got its name. The last private owner of the palazzo was Giorgio Franchetti, who restored much of the damage that was done to it between the late 1600’s and 1894 when he acquired it. Though he finally bequeathed it to the Italian State to be opened as a public gallery, it now bears his name and features a collection that is part art, part historical documentation. @dante.vincent & I stumbled upon it in a rainstorm and I’m so glad we did. Two ornate balconies on the upper levels offer this view of the Grand Canal which I really enjoyed because of all the detail framing an already lovely view - which was so vivid after the rain finally stopped. 🇮🇹 Will you please share a window into your world with me today? 🙏🏼 Something to be thankful for. Something good. Something you heard that made you smile. I think we could all use a few positive stories at this moment in time! Especially here in the USA where I’ve just been at the airport talking to people who are working without pay and I’ve heard from friends around the world who are struggling with the start of 2019 for one reason or another. Plenty of heartache to go around, let’s balance it with some love and light. 💛 . As for this photo, I took it in Venezia, in a palazzo once known as Santa Sofia. It has a rich history; built in the late 1420’s for the Contarini family who gave eight Doges to Venice between 1043 and the late 1600’s, by Giovanni Bon and his son Bartolomeo Bon. It became known as Ca’ d'Oro (the Golden House) because of the gilt and polychrome decorations which once adorned its exterior walls. I imagine it’s also how the neighborhood itself finally got its name. The last private owner of the palazzo was Giorgio Franchetti, who restored much of the damage that was done to it between the late 1600’s and 1894 when he acquired it. Though he finally bequeathed it to the Italian State to be opened as a public gallery, it now bears his name and features a collection that is part art, part historical documentation. @dante.vincent & I stumbled upon it in a rainstorm and I’m so glad we did. Two ornate balconies on the upper levels offer this view of the Grand Canal which I really enjoyed because of all the detail framing an already lovely view - which was so vivid after the rain finally stopped. 🇮🇹
I could not talk about Venice without mentioning my favorite hotel in the city: The Gritti Palace. As far as I can tell, it was created by the Pisani family in 1475. In the 15th or 16th century, it became the palazzo of the Doge of Venice, Andrea Gritti; whose name it still bears. It was then used as the Vatican Embassy to Venice. In 1902 it became part of a neighboring hotel, in the 1940’s an independently operated hotel. Now it is part of The Luxury Collection, in fact I think it was the first property in the collection. In 2013 it underwent a 60 million dollar renovation. Not too long after that, I visited for the first time. It was during that first visit that I took this image and fell deeply in love with my view of Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute. Each morning I would throw open the shutters and marvel at the traffic on the canal while the sound of gondoliers serenading couples in love carried on the breeze. My room was just above Bar Longhi and Riva Lounge. The latter was meant to recall Monaco Yacht Club and its nautical details did make me feel as if I was floating on a yacht in the Mediterranean. On a sunny day, to sit there with a glass of wine and to watch the boats go by - is truly one of my favorite things to do anywhere in the world. As British writer W. Somerset Maugham observed in 1960, “There are few things in life more pleasant than to sit on the terrace of the Gritti when the sun about to set bathes in lovely colour the Salute [basilica], which almost faces you.” Ernest Hemingway once staged a midnight baseball game in the hotel’s lobby and instead of being reprimanded, had 10 percent taken off his bill since nobody had ever played the sport on the premises before. At least that’s the story according to Architectural Digest. In the 1950s, Dior models were often featured in photoshoots at Gritti. Perhaps that’s the biggest reason I love it. It’s not only the luxury, it’s that by staying there, you’re staying in a piece of history; one that’s survived through so much change in an ever-changing world. If Gritti can last through it all, maybe, so can we. ♥️ I could not talk about Venice without mentioning my favorite hotel in the city: The Gritti Palace. As far as I can tell, it was created by the Pisani family in 1475. In the 15th or 16th century, it became the palazzo of the Doge of Venice, Andrea Gritti; whose name it still bears. It was then used as the Vatican Embassy to Venice. In 1902 it became part of a neighboring hotel, in the 1940’s an independently operated hotel. Now it is part of The Luxury Collection, in fact I think it was the first property in the collection. In 2013 it underwent a 60 million dollar renovation. Not too long after that, I visited for the first time. It was during that first visit that I took this image and fell deeply in love with my view of Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute. Each morning I would throw open the shutters and marvel at the traffic on the canal while the sound of gondoliers serenading couples in love carried on the breeze. My room was just above Bar Longhi and Riva Lounge. The latter was meant to recall Monaco Yacht Club and its nautical details did make me feel as if I was floating on a yacht in the Mediterranean. On a sunny day, to sit there with a glass of wine and to watch the boats go by - is truly one of my favorite things to do anywhere in the world. As British writer W. Somerset Maugham observed in 1960, “There are few things in life more pleasant than to sit on the terrace of the Gritti when the sun about to set bathes in lovely colour the Salute [basilica], which almost faces you.” Ernest Hemingway once staged a midnight baseball game in the hotel’s lobby and instead of being reprimanded, had 10 percent taken off his bill since nobody had ever played the sport on the premises before. At least that’s the story according to Architectural Digest. In the 1950s, Dior models were often featured in photoshoots at Gritti. Perhaps that’s the biggest reason I love it. It’s not only the luxury, it’s that by staying there, you’re staying in a piece of history; one that’s survived through so much change in an ever-changing world. If Gritti can last through it all, maybe, so can we. ♥️
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As I departed LAX to fly to Quebec this week, there was a moment where I had the most profound sense of gratefulness for the fact that I can live in California. A state that is home to this spot off Highway 1, one of the most beautiful scenic drives in the United States. One of my favorite drives anywhere in the world in fact, even though I’ve been to more than 50 countries. The longer @dante.vincent & I live in California, the more grateful I find myself becoming. . But speaking of drives I’m excited to be back in Canada, which is a country I have really come to love, driving around with @vw this week. This is my first time being in Quebec as an adult outside of Montréal and I can’t wait to share with you what I’m experiencing deep in a winter wonderland two and a half hours outside of the city. The snowdrifts are as tall as houses and the cold will actually take your breath away, but now that I know I get to return home to sunny California when this is over — winter has taken on a whole new fun meaning for me! . . . . #CaliforniaWild #highway1california #highway1 #roadtripcalifornia #mcwayfalls #californiahighway1 #visittheusa #discovertheusa #usaroadtrip #shotoniphone As I departed LAX to fly to Quebec this week, there was a moment where I had the most profound sense of gratefulness for the fact that I can live in California. A state that is home to this spot off Highway 1, one of the most beautiful scenic drives in the United States. One of my favorite drives anywhere in the world in fact, even though I’ve been to more than 50 countries. The longer @dante.vincent & I live in California, the more grateful I find myself becoming. . But speaking of drives I’m excited to be back in Canada, which is a country I have really come to love, driving around with @vw this week. This is my first time being in Quebec as an adult outside of Montréal and I can’t wait to share with you what I’m experiencing deep in a winter wonderland two and a half hours outside of the city. The snowdrifts are as tall as houses and the cold will actually take your breath away, but now that I know I get to return home to sunny California when this is over — winter has taken on a whole new fun meaning for me! . . . . #CaliforniaWild #highway1california #highway1 #roadtripcalifornia #mcwayfalls #californiahighway1 #visittheusa #discovertheusa #usaroadtrip #shotoniphone
Happy Valentine’s Day! Just a little pop of red from the city of love for you. . And when I say “city of love”, I don’t just mean romantic. It was the site of the biggest trip I ever took for self love, it’s been a place for family love and of course romantic love. @dante.vincent and I had our 4th date in Paris, family members have gotten engaged in Paris and it’s undeniably associated with this time of year seemingly around the world. . Where are you celebrating today? Any kind of love, even if it’s just the love you make sure to give yourself! That’s some of the most important kind of love because we can’t love others if we don’t love ourselves. 😉 . No matter what, I hope it’s a great day for you wherever you are. ♥️💋 Happy Valentine’s Day! Just a little pop of red from the city of love for you. . And when I say “city of love”, I don’t just mean romantic. It was the site of the biggest trip I ever took for self love, it’s been a place for family love and of course romantic love. @dante.vincent and I had our 4th date in Paris, family members have gotten engaged in Paris and it’s undeniably associated with this time of year seemingly around the world. . Where are you celebrating today? Any kind of love, even if it’s just the love you make sure to give yourself! That’s some of the most important kind of love because we can’t love others if we don’t love ourselves. 😉 . No matter what, I hope it’s a great day for you wherever you are. ♥️💋
Back home in Los Angeles after one of the most physically and mentally exhausting jobs I’ve ever shot as a photographer, with more work still to come and months before I can share what I was working on. It’s been cold in Southern California, cold for California I should say. And yet every time I shudder from the chill, I force myself to look around and I end up smiling. It’s so green here from the larger than normal amount of rain we have had and the chill I’ve felt is so easy to remedy whereas the feeling of cold that always seeped into my bones out East seemed to become a permanent resident in my body all winter long. Plus there’s talk that all this rain and these colder than normal days will actually lead us to have one of the most beautiful Super Blooms ever to grace the hills and meadows of California. And that, for a photographer like me, is very much something to be grateful for. . What are you grateful for on this Monday morning? . . . . #cityofangels #goldenhourvibes #losangelessunset #discoverla #sonyalpha #gratefulmindset #gratefulheart #sonyimages #sonya7rii #mondaymotivations Back home in Los Angeles after one of the most physically and mentally exhausting jobs I’ve ever shot as a photographer, with more work still to come and months before I can share what I was working on. It’s been cold in Southern California, cold for California I should say. And yet every time I shudder from the chill, I force myself to look around and I end up smiling. It’s so green here from the larger than normal amount of rain we have had and the chill I’ve felt is so easy to remedy whereas the feeling of cold that always seeped into my bones out East seemed to become a permanent resident in my body all winter long. Plus there’s talk that all this rain and these colder than normal days will actually lead us to have one of the most beautiful Super Blooms ever to grace the hills and meadows of California. And that, for a photographer like me, is very much something to be grateful for. . What are you grateful for on this Monday morning? . . . . #cityofangels #goldenhourvibes #losangelessunset #discoverla #sonyalpha #gratefulmindset #gratefulheart #sonyimages #sonya7rii #mondaymotivations
Currently shooting an assignment that I won’t be able to talk about for a while so instead of an Instagram, here’s a latergram from Paris. Because Paris is, in the words of Sabrina, always a good idea. . Shot this looking through a window at le Louvre during one of the many times I’ve visited the museum and practically ran through some of the galleries before they closed to capture that late afternoon light that baths the facade in such a warm glow. I never mind the rushing though. For I’ve taken my time before. I’ll take my time again one day. . A bartender asked me yesterday what my very favorite place I’ve visited is. The most popular question to ask someone who works in travel. And the hardest to answer. I can’t pick just one place. I have to share a list. And France is always on the list for me. It always will be. . What’s a place like that for you? That you’ll always want to go back to... . . . . . #louvremuseum #lelouvre #parisjetaime #parismylove #myparis #parisismyhometown #wellalwayshaveparis #museumarchitecture #🇫🇷paris #paris🇫🇷❤️ Currently shooting an assignment that I won’t be able to talk about for a while so instead of an Instagram, here’s a latergram from Paris. Because Paris is, in the words of Sabrina, always a good idea. . Shot this looking through a window at le Louvre during one of the many times I’ve visited the museum and practically ran through some of the galleries before they closed to capture that late afternoon light that baths the facade in such a warm glow. I never mind the rushing though. For I’ve taken my time before. I’ll take my time again one day. . A bartender asked me yesterday what my very favorite place I’ve visited is. The most popular question to ask someone who works in travel. And the hardest to answer. I can’t pick just one place. I have to share a list. And France is always on the list for me. It always will be. . What’s a place like that for you? That you’ll always want to go back to... . . . . . #louvremuseum #lelouvre #parisjetaime #parismylove #myparis #parisismyhometown #wellalwayshaveparis #museumarchitecture #🇫🇷paris #paris🇫🇷❤️
This guy treated me to a road trip for my birthday weekend and while we didn’t get to do the astro photography I wanted to do back out at Trona Pinnacles which I first discovered in the Fall of 2017, we did have an utterly magical 20 minutes during sunrise at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes where the same heavy cloud cover that made it impossible to do night photography, made for a dramatic sunrise with the type of light that was more than worth driving an extra two hours out of the way for. . Like with any time I visit a national park or outdoor area, we left only footprints and we took only photographs. I’m still so saddened at the mess made during the shutdown in some of our parks here in the USA and I’m committed to never being a part of that problem no matter what’s going on with factors I can’t directly control. I can always control my own actions. . But I digress, the morning was so gorgeous, I couldn’t pick just one photo to share. I truly loved all three of these images so much, I had to share them all. Do you have a favorite? . Honestly it looked like to me that the couple who feature in the second and third images were getting engaged the morning we were there and if they were that just makes it a morning filled to overflowing with love. . . . . #discovertheusa #visittheusa #deathvalleynationalpark #mesquiteflatsanddunes #sonyalpha #bealpha #sonya7rii #visitcalifornia #californiawild #sanddunesadventure #sunrisers #sunrisekingdom This guy treated me to a road trip for my birthday weekend and while we didn’t get to do the astro photography I wanted to do back out at Trona Pinnacles which I first discovered in the Fall of 2017, we did have an utterly magical 20 minutes during sunrise at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes where the same heavy cloud cover that made it impossible to do night photography, made for a dramatic sunrise with the type of light that was more than worth driving an extra two hours out of the way for. . Like with any time I visit a national park or outdoor area, we left only footprints and we took only photographs. I’m still so saddened at the mess made during the shutdown in some of our parks here in the USA and I’m committed to never being a part of that problem no matter what’s going on with factors I can’t directly control. I can always control my own actions. . But I digress, the morning was so gorgeous, I couldn’t pick just one photo to share. I truly loved all three of these images so much, I had to share them all. Do you have a favorite? . Honestly it looked like to me that the couple who feature in the second and third images were getting engaged the morning we were there and if they were that just makes it a morning filled to overflowing with love. . . . . #discovertheusa #visittheusa #deathvalleynationalpark #mesquiteflatsanddunes #sonyalpha #bealpha #sonya7rii #visitcalifornia #californiawild #sanddunesadventure #sunrisers #sunrisekingdom
I’m not a downhill skier by I can après ski with the best of em. At least I think so 😉 am I doing it right here 😝?! . I was grateful @stellaartois provided us with a suite that included a hot tub during our time in Park City for #Sundance last weekend. @dante.vincent and I will actually drive out of our way for a good hot tub, so the perk was very much taken advantage of. . But the real reason we were in Utah, was to attend the panels Stella hosted at their Film Lounge on Main Street in partnership with @womeninfilmla, @reframe_project and @deadline which all focused heavily on movies brought to the screen by women, led by a mostly-female cast or produced and/or directed by women. They were films that addressed themes of inequality, systematic racism, indigenous rights and more. With grant money and with these panels, Stella is showing a commitment to social consciousness that I applaud. And they also give money to @water with every 12 pack purchase you make. . Now they didn’t pay me to attend Sundance and they’re not paying me to talk about them now. It’s my decision to do so. They did host Danté and I with most expenses paid. I’m choosing to get in front of the camera and share a photo of me with their product — because I believe in supporting brands who are doing some good in a world where there’s so much that needs to be done. #StellaMoments . What brands do you admire and support who are doing good in the world right now? Anything from environment to equality and more... . . . #reframeproject #womeninfilm #parkcityutah #visitutah #sundance2019 #dogood #thathotellife #selfiesforacause I’m not a downhill skier by I can après ski with the best of em. At least I think so 😉 am I doing it right here 😝?! . I was grateful @stellaartois provided us with a suite that included a hot tub during our time in Park City for #Sundance last weekend. @dante.vincent and I will actually drive out of our way for a good hot tub, so the perk was very much taken advantage of. . But the real reason we were in Utah, was to attend the panels Stella hosted at their Film Lounge on Main Street in partnership with @womeninfilmla, @reframe_project and @deadline which all focused heavily on movies brought to the screen by women, led by a mostly-female cast or produced and/or directed by women. They were films that addressed themes of inequality, systematic racism, indigenous rights and more. With grant money and with these panels, Stella is showing a commitment to social consciousness that I applaud. And they also give money to @water with every 12 pack purchase you make. . Now they didn’t pay me to attend Sundance and they’re not paying me to talk about them now. It’s my decision to do so. They did host Danté and I with most expenses paid. I’m choosing to get in front of the camera and share a photo of me with their product — because I believe in supporting brands who are doing some good in a world where there’s so much that needs to be done. #StellaMoments . What brands do you admire and support who are doing good in the world right now? Anything from environment to equality and more... . . . #reframeproject #womeninfilm #parkcityutah #visitutah #sundance2019 #dogood #thathotellife #selfiesforacause
Danté and I got to visit the set of Game of Thrones this weekend and spoiler alert, the White Walkers set makes me feel I wouldn’t be mad if they won!!! . . Ok that’s not true 😉🥶 @dante.vincent and I were actually invited to Sundance Film Festival with Stella Artois; and because of a pro tip from our Lyft driver, who we met with the credit Stella gave us to explore greater Park City, we discovered the Midway Ice Castles. Part of a network of six installations across North America that started when founder Brent Christensen made an ice cave for his kids in the front yard after they moved from California to snowy Utah. And since 2011, the joy has now been available to kids and adults alike - this winter in Utah, Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and Alberta, Canada. As many as 12,000 icicles are grown everyday and each castle is over 20 million pounds. For me this was the perfect escape from the jam-packed streets of Park City, only 20 minutes away. I’m so grateful Danté bought the tickets for us to go. . . . More about Stella in my next posts, who hosted us but did not pay me or require me to post about them. I don’t have a relationship with Lyft but I do love them because they carbon offset every ride & allow you to round up and donate the difference to charity. 💙 Danté and I got to visit the set of Game of Thrones this weekend and spoiler alert, the White Walkers set makes me feel I wouldn’t be mad if they won!!! . . Ok that’s not true 😉🥶 @dante.vincent and I were actually invited to Sundance Film Festival with Stella Artois; and because of a pro tip from our Lyft driver, who we met with the credit Stella gave us to explore greater Park City, we discovered the Midway Ice Castles. Part of a network of six installations across North America that started when founder Brent Christensen made an ice cave for his kids in the front yard after they moved from California to snowy Utah. And since 2011, the joy has now been available to kids and adults alike - this winter in Utah, Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and Alberta, Canada. As many as 12,000 icicles are grown everyday and each castle is over 20 million pounds. For me this was the perfect escape from the jam-packed streets of Park City, only 20 minutes away. I’m so grateful Danté bought the tickets for us to go. . . . More about Stella in my next posts, who hosted us but did not pay me or require me to post about them. I don’t have a relationship with Lyft but I do love them because they carbon offset every ride & allow you to round up and donate the difference to charity. 💙
Will you please share a window into your world with me today? 🙏🏼 Something to be thankful for. Something good. Something you heard that made you smile. I think we could all use a few positive stories at this moment in time! Especially here in the USA where I’ve just been at the airport talking to people who are working without pay and I’ve heard from friends around the world who are struggling with the start of 2019 for one reason or another. Plenty of heartache to go around, let’s balance it with some love and light. 💛 . As for this photo, I took it in Venezia, in a palazzo once known as Santa Sofia. It has a rich history; built in the late 1420’s for the Contarini family who gave eight Doges to Venice between 1043 and the late 1600’s, by Giovanni Bon and his son Bartolomeo Bon. It became known as Ca’ d'Oro (the Golden House) because of the gilt and polychrome decorations which once adorned its exterior walls. I imagine it’s also how the neighborhood itself finally got its name. The last private owner of the palazzo was Giorgio Franchetti, who restored much of the damage that was done to it between the late 1600’s and 1894 when he acquired it. Though he finally bequeathed it to the Italian State to be opened as a public gallery, it now bears his name and features a collection that is part art, part historical documentation. @dante.vincent & I stumbled upon it in a rainstorm and I’m so glad we did. Two ornate balconies on the upper levels offer this view of the Grand Canal which I really enjoyed because of all the detail framing an already lovely view - which was so vivid after the rain finally stopped. 🇮🇹 Will you please share a window into your world with me today? 🙏🏼 Something to be thankful for. Something good. Something you heard that made you smile. I think we could all use a few positive stories at this moment in time! Especially here in the USA where I’ve just been at the airport talking to people who are working without pay and I’ve heard from friends around the world who are struggling with the start of 2019 for one reason or another. Plenty of heartache to go around, let’s balance it with some love and light. 💛 . As for this photo, I took it in Venezia, in a palazzo once known as Santa Sofia. It has a rich history; built in the late 1420’s for the Contarini family who gave eight Doges to Venice between 1043 and the late 1600’s, by Giovanni Bon and his son Bartolomeo Bon. It became known as Ca’ d'Oro (the Golden House) because of the gilt and polychrome decorations which once adorned its exterior walls. I imagine it’s also how the neighborhood itself finally got its name. The last private owner of the palazzo was Giorgio Franchetti, who restored much of the damage that was done to it between the late 1600’s and 1894 when he acquired it. Though he finally bequeathed it to the Italian State to be opened as a public gallery, it now bears his name and features a collection that is part art, part historical documentation. @dante.vincent & I stumbled upon it in a rainstorm and I’m so glad we did. Two ornate balconies on the upper levels offer this view of the Grand Canal which I really enjoyed because of all the detail framing an already lovely view - which was so vivid after the rain finally stopped. 🇮🇹
I could not talk about Venice without mentioning my favorite hotel in the city: The Gritti Palace. As far as I can tell, it was created by the Pisani family in 1475. In the 15th or 16th century, it became the palazzo of the Doge of Venice, Andrea Gritti; whose name it still bears. It was then used as the Vatican Embassy to Venice. In 1902 it became part of a neighboring hotel, in the 1940’s an independently operated hotel. Now it is part of The Luxury Collection, in fact I think it was the first property in the collection. In 2013 it underwent a 60 million dollar renovation. Not too long after that, I visited for the first time. It was during that first visit that I took this image and fell deeply in love with my view of Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute. Each morning I would throw open the shutters and marvel at the traffic on the canal while the sound of gondoliers serenading couples in love carried on the breeze. My room was just above Bar Longhi and Riva Lounge. The latter was meant to recall Monaco Yacht Club and its nautical details did make me feel as if I was floating on a yacht in the Mediterranean. On a sunny day, to sit there with a glass of wine and to watch the boats go by - is truly one of my favorite things to do anywhere in the world. As British writer W. Somerset Maugham observed in 1960, “There are few things in life more pleasant than to sit on the terrace of the Gritti when the sun about to set bathes in lovely colour the Salute [basilica], which almost faces you.” Ernest Hemingway once staged a midnight baseball game in the hotel’s lobby and instead of being reprimanded, had 10 percent taken off his bill since nobody had ever played the sport on the premises before. At least that’s the story according to Architectural Digest. In the 1950s, Dior models were often featured in photoshoots at Gritti. Perhaps that’s the biggest reason I love it. It’s not only the luxury, it’s that by staying there, you’re staying in a piece of history; one that’s survived through so much change in an ever-changing world. If Gritti can last through it all, maybe, so can we. ♥️ I could not talk about Venice without mentioning my favorite hotel in the city: The Gritti Palace. As far as I can tell, it was created by the Pisani family in 1475. In the 15th or 16th century, it became the palazzo of the Doge of Venice, Andrea Gritti; whose name it still bears. It was then used as the Vatican Embassy to Venice. In 1902 it became part of a neighboring hotel, in the 1940’s an independently operated hotel. Now it is part of The Luxury Collection, in fact I think it was the first property in the collection. In 2013 it underwent a 60 million dollar renovation. Not too long after that, I visited for the first time. It was during that first visit that I took this image and fell deeply in love with my view of Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute. Each morning I would throw open the shutters and marvel at the traffic on the canal while the sound of gondoliers serenading couples in love carried on the breeze. My room was just above Bar Longhi and Riva Lounge. The latter was meant to recall Monaco Yacht Club and its nautical details did make me feel as if I was floating on a yacht in the Mediterranean. On a sunny day, to sit there with a glass of wine and to watch the boats go by - is truly one of my favorite things to do anywhere in the world. As British writer W. Somerset Maugham observed in 1960, “There are few things in life more pleasant than to sit on the terrace of the Gritti when the sun about to set bathes in lovely colour the Salute [basilica], which almost faces you.” Ernest Hemingway once staged a midnight baseball game in the hotel’s lobby and instead of being reprimanded, had 10 percent taken off his bill since nobody had ever played the sport on the premises before. At least that’s the story according to Architectural Digest. In the 1950s, Dior models were often featured in photoshoots at Gritti. Perhaps that’s the biggest reason I love it. It’s not only the luxury, it’s that by staying there, you’re staying in a piece of history; one that’s survived through so much change in an ever-changing world. If Gritti can last through it all, maybe, so can we. ♥️
Since I’ve been talking about Italy this long, figured I’d do at least one more post from the country to help illustrate one of the things I DO love about Instagram. I got a few messages from people wondering why I dislike the app so much after yesterday’s post and if you read that much into what I wrote, I’m so sorry I didn’t communicate my meaning better. The fact is, I am so grateful to @instagram for the opportunities it has brought my way, the friendships I have made here and the more than 40 countries that I have been able to visit essentially just because of my following here. Like I said the other day, there is never a day I am ungrateful for these opportunities. It is cities such as Venice that have led me either directly, or indirectly, to what are some of the most important friendships I have. . Just as one example: While I never was able to meet @neumarc during a visit to Venice, it was because of work in the city that I found his account years ago and followed him, mesmerized by the images he shares. He had a larger following than I did then and I perceived that he was too good of a photographer to be interested in meeting lil ol me, so I never reached out. Then last year, we both ended up on a Viking Ocean Cruise and finally had the chance to meet. Marco is now a close friend and I won’t ever be visiting Venice again without seeing him there. I can’t imagine my world without his friendship. And he’s not the only one I feel that way about, that I’ve been able to meet essentially or actually because of IG. . You can choose to frame your view of IG in a positive way, you can make this place what you want it to be. And I choose to make it a place I come to for the people ♥️ . What do you make it? Why are you here? I’d love to know! 🙏🏼 Since I’ve been talking about Italy this long, figured I’d do at least one more post from the country to help illustrate one of the things I DO love about Instagram. I got a few messages from people wondering why I dislike the app so much after yesterday’s post and if you read that much into what I wrote, I’m so sorry I didn’t communicate my meaning better. The fact is, I am so grateful to @instagram for the opportunities it has brought my way, the friendships I have made here and the more than 40 countries that I have been able to visit essentially just because of my following here. Like I said the other day, there is never a day I am ungrateful for these opportunities. It is cities such as Venice that have led me either directly, or indirectly, to what are some of the most important friendships I have. . Just as one example: While I never was able to meet @neumarc during a visit to Venice, it was because of work in the city that I found his account years ago and followed him, mesmerized by the images he shares. He had a larger following than I did then and I perceived that he was too good of a photographer to be interested in meeting lil ol me, so I never reached out. Then last year, we both ended up on a Viking Ocean Cruise and finally had the chance to meet. Marco is now a close friend and I won’t ever be visiting Venice again without seeing him there. I can’t imagine my world without his friendship. And he’s not the only one I feel that way about, that I’ve been able to meet essentially or actually because of IG. . You can choose to frame your view of IG in a positive way, you can make this place what you want it to be. And I choose to make it a place I come to for the people ♥️ . What do you make it? Why are you here? I’d love to know! 🙏🏼
Like I did for Rome, ending my stories about Florence by tagging everyone who made this trip so special in my photo. If you’re considering traveling to Firenze soon, or if you want to bookmark this for later, I hope you will also do your own research to see if these people & their small businesses can be a part of your travel to Italy. . As a self employed business woman, I have such a huge heart for supporting other small businesses and that’s why I was so grateful to visit Florence and Rome with Alison of @vivalifestylepr. She brought together the most wonderful group of locals in both cities and so many friendships were made or deepened as a result of this trip. . I want the same for you when you travel. Instagram has become such a double edged sword. It encourages a lifestyle of going to places merely to check off a list of shots you want to get that you’ve seen a hundred times before without learning anything about a local culture or contributing positively in any way to the future of a place. Though my engagement is suffering because I do not want to play that game — or any other, and I got my following a long time ago which also isn’t in my favor — I’m trying to continue to not play that game because I care about people. And people such as the ones I’ve tagged here will continue to be the heart and soul of what I do as long as I can help it. ♥️ Like I did for Rome, ending my stories about Florence by tagging everyone who made this trip so special in my photo. If you’re considering traveling to Firenze soon, or if you want to bookmark this for later, I hope you will also do your own research to see if these people & their small businesses can be a part of your travel to Italy. . As a self employed business woman, I have such a huge heart for supporting other small businesses and that’s why I was so grateful to visit Florence and Rome with Alison of @vivalifestylepr. She brought together the most wonderful group of locals in both cities and so many friendships were made or deepened as a result of this trip. . I want the same for you when you travel. Instagram has become such a double edged sword. It encourages a lifestyle of going to places merely to check off a list of shots you want to get that you’ve seen a hundred times before without learning anything about a local culture or contributing positively in any way to the future of a place. Though my engagement is suffering because I do not want to play that game — or any other, and I got my following a long time ago which also isn’t in my favor — I’m trying to continue to not play that game because I care about people. And people such as the ones I’ve tagged here will continue to be the heart and soul of what I do as long as I can help it. ♥️
On Facebook I introduced this trip to Roma & Firenze with @xoalitalia as the maker and creator tour of Italy. It could have also been the tour where there was one great culinary experience after another to the point where when I began the journey home, I swore I’d gained 5 pounds while being gone. And if you like to eat as much as I do, and drink good wine when you do, then there’s no more qualified person to hire in Florence than @filippo.bartolotta When you visit his Instagram you’ll see he’s worked with some of the most famous people you know (or wish you knew) including the coolest first couple to ever serve in the USA’s most famous home. (Yes, THAT couple!) And yet Filippo doesn’t put on airs and he treated us the same way I imagine he treats all his clients no matter how famous or not — like family. Here he is with Michele Berlendis in the kitchen of one is his many ventures and what I’m pretty sure is his newest. Mama Florence is a cooking school not really like any other cooking school I’ve ever been to. In fact, yeah it’s unlike anything else I’ve ever seen in the category of cooking schools. The kitchen itself must be the most beautiful kitchen I’ve ever seen not in a private home. In terms of cooks under our roof in LA, I can’t hold a candle to Danté but I was still salivating over the appliances that Filippo had custom made for Mama Florence via artisans using materials and traditions which go back centuries. Whether you meet him in Italy, or catch him during one of his frequent trips to the USA, just catch him if you can. 🍴🇮🇹🍷 On Facebook I introduced this trip to Roma & Firenze with @xoalitalia as the maker and creator tour of Italy. It could have also been the tour where there was one great culinary experience after another to the point where when I began the journey home, I swore I’d gained 5 pounds while being gone. And if you like to eat as much as I do, and drink good wine when you do, then there’s no more qualified person to hire in Florence than @filippo.bartolotta When you visit his Instagram you’ll see he’s worked with some of the most famous people you know (or wish you knew) including the coolest first couple to ever serve in the USA’s most famous home. (Yes, THAT couple!) And yet Filippo doesn’t put on airs and he treated us the same way I imagine he treats all his clients no matter how famous or not — like family. Here he is with Michele Berlendis in the kitchen of one is his many ventures and what I’m pretty sure is his newest. Mama Florence is a cooking school not really like any other cooking school I’ve ever been to. In fact, yeah it’s unlike anything else I’ve ever seen in the category of cooking schools. The kitchen itself must be the most beautiful kitchen I’ve ever seen not in a private home. In terms of cooks under our roof in LA, I can’t hold a candle to Danté but I was still salivating over the appliances that Filippo had custom made for Mama Florence via artisans using materials and traditions which go back centuries. Whether you meet him in Italy, or catch him during one of his frequent trips to the USA, just catch him if you can. 🍴🇮🇹🍷
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