Posts by: Karen

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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