In the town of Djibo in northern Burkina Faso, a Fulani wedding has taken place. Friends and family of the bride carry gifts and possessions – pots and pans, blankets, textiles, decorative flowers, and other items – from the bride’s home to her new home with her husband. Surprisingly, many of these gifts are [...]
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Here’s a second batch of favorites from last weekend’s maternity and family photo shoot of Kristen, Dan, Owen, and Baby! We’re going to be doing a newborn shoot in a few weeks when the baby comes out! Can’t wait to see the little cutie! [...] Yesterday, I was over at Kristen & Dan’s house for a maternity photo shoot. Their second is due in just 1 1/2 weeks! But for the moment, while he’s still in mommy’s belly, we took the opportunity to capture this special moment in all of their lives. Owen, who’s now almost four, was also [...] Last Saturday was the 2010 DC Caribbean Carnival, which is held every year during the last weekend of June. It launches with a parade with dancers in traditional Carribean carnival costumes. My husband and I rushed into DC early Saturday morning, still 30 minutes late, only to find that this really IS a Caribbean [...] Megan and I braved the heat last weekend for an early morning portrait photography shoot at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC. Megan was choosing between Kenilworth and the National Arboretum for her shoot – good choice, Megan! This is peak season, and the lilies were absolutely AMAZING – waist high, and fields and [...] "Womanhood," Africa Dreamed Collection: A woman in the village of Diagourou near Tera, Niger wears the traditional silver jewelry of the Fulani people. Diagourou is a 5-km, very sandy motorcycle ride from the town of Tera, where I lived during my third year as a Peace Corps volunteer. I was working with the [...] |
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