Posts by: Karen

Hearing Voices in Kelowna

I’d never heard of Kelowna, B.C. until recently. Have you? Now that I’ve actually BEEN there – I can’t wait to go back! (BTW, I also discovered the Best. Coffee. Ever!! Giobean… if you ever make it Kelowna, GO THERE!!) Kelowna sits on Lake Okanangan. It’s wine country! It’s also lake country, as you can see…

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Art From a Brain Cuisinart

Whew! I knew September would be a whirlwind, I just didn’t expect it feel like I’d been in a Cuisinart! I don’t mean painful-Cuisinart, like sticking your hand into a blender for real (step awaaaay from that thought!). I just mean it’s like that moment when new people, experiences, ideas and possibilities all come thundering…

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It’s Elemental, My Dear

I love celebrating awesomeness, whether it’s something that happened for me – or a friend! My good friend and incredible artist Keoki Flagg is a fine art and adventure photographer. He has a gorgeous gallery in Squaw Valley, California… if you ever get there, you MUST stop by and say that I sent you! He most recent…

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You Want It HOW Big??

FLASHBACK: 2012. Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA. One February day, I join Trey Ratcliff for a large photowalk. (NOTE: he did it again this year, it was just as awesome in the way it connected like minds and hearts. Check it out here.) I do not have high hopes of capturing amazing amidst 200 other…

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Desert Heat & One Hot Sale

Valley of Fire Deserts in general are mystical to me. Otherworldly. Paradoxical. And crazy photogenic! I don’t think I’d choose to live in a desert world… but holy wow, I am just completely awed into silence (riiiiight??) when I step into one so magestic and magical as Valley of Fire, just outside of Las Vegas.…

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We Have a Winner! The Fuji X-T10 Goes To…

[Drum roll please] Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we have ourselves a winner in my Big, Fat Fuji X-T10 Caption Contest!! And can I just say…. WOW. This has been an incredible experience, reading all of your comments, taking this ride with you. I laughed, I cried, I wanted to give everyone a camera. And a…

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On Getting… and Giving Back. The Only Way to Roll.

Let’s stop the presses for sec. Down a chill pill. Take a breath. With so much giddy goodness going on around here lately… giveaways, contests, partnerships, free stuff… it can start feeling like a carnival ride. Don’t get me wrong. I loooves me a good carnival ride. I dragged my dad onto them every single…

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