“this little light of mine
I’m going to let it shine
oh, this little light of mine
I’m going to let it shine”









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so grateful to all of these beautiful publications that saw something LUMINOUS in my photographs…each & every one of these covers was created with NATURAL LIGHT & FILM….which means all of the editors & creative directors above put a lot of faith & trust in me, and for that i am very proud & grateful…sometimes when i sit alone in my office making my way through emails & deadlines, i feel as though i can never do enough…when i pulled together this post of (almost) all of my covers for 2012 i exhaled….i have done more than i realized…i must remember to exhale more often…there is so much to be grateful for….2012 was good to me in many ways & i am….wishing everyone lot of love & peace & perspective…& remember to exhale…xoxo
a little more sweetness...
a little more sweetness...
KRISTEN LOKEN






i’ve been blessed to have many lovely & talented assistants
over the years…KRISTEN LOKEN has been one of the best….
she has assisted & been a second photographer for me on
several weddings…her new SITE is fantastic & i am so
honored she asked me to photograph her…take a moment
& check out this lovely girls beautiful work….xoxoxo
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“sweet dreams
are made of this
who am i to disagree
i travel the world
& the seven seas
everybody is looking
for something”
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a little more sweetness...
Hello darkness, my old friend
I’ve come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
‘Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turn my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never shared
No one dared
Disturb the sound of silence
“Fools,” said I, “you do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you”
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said
“The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls
And whispered in the sound of silence
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love this sweet holiday idea by the very talented
MINDY RICE – check out the full story in the current
issue of SANTA BARBARA MAGAZINE & thanks to
SNIPPET & INK for the lovely post…xoxoxo
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such an honor to have photographed another cover for THE KNOT….
don’t you just love it when the man you love gives you his heart?
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sometimes everything just lines up…xoxo
___________________
THE ONE & ONLY
DESIGN GODDESS
TRUE BLESSINGS

































