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LATEST ARTICLES ( 122 )

• The Va

  

  Today, whilst I should have been writing my own thesis, I was reading someone else's. This thesis was written about a concept I had heard of a few months ago -... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Cure Me, I'm Gay!

  Last night I watched Undercover Doctor: Cure Me I’m Gay! The documentary about a well-known and openly gay British doctor called Christian Jessen, who... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• These Jobs We Do and What They Teach Us

  

  The other day, I sat at the table over my computer summoning the will to complete my thesis. I pondered my childhood dreams of future working life. What had I... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Small Talk and Growing Pains

  

  Here’s the thing about being an academic. You spend quite a lot of your day alone. Or in my case, you spend it with 2-year-old children as a paediatric... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fate, Sabotage and Certainty

  

  I'm not good with uncertainty. I like to pretend that I am, all bright and breezy and 'what will be, will be'. I love to bandy that saying around. In reality,... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Smile Lines.

  

  There were many times when I heard people say 'oh smile lines are lovely! They are the best kind of wrinkles!' And I would nod, all the while thinking 'are you... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2014 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Mantra.

  

  Don't you love that moment when you read a quote, or a passage from a book and it speaks a truth to you. Not the kind of truth that your friends or family have... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Happy Hydrangea

  

  One of my favourite places in the world is the Christchurch botanical gardens. It is a special place. I think I love the beautiful distractions. I tend to get... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What Does It Mean to Be a Woman?

  

  The other day I came across the following question… What does it mean to be a woman? It was in a book about hormones unsurprisingly. But it caught me off... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Grown-up, Maybe.

  

  I have been thinking lately about what constitutes the label 'grown-up'. When do we make that transition from bumbling young person to fully-fledged adult. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy New Year!

  

  I've never been one for New Year resolutions. That is because I am full of constant resolutions. Always on the chase for the next big thing. That career, the... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Gone On Holiday

  

  Hey Beauties, It has been a crazy year! So much has happened and I have learned so much! But I think it is time to stop pounding the key-board furiously and res... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Poem for Wednesday - Hidden Heart

  

  all I did was reach for you and for my breath. I wandered that tree-lined street just to feel you close to me again. to be near to the idea and the memory to... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Sunshine Award

  

  Sorry for the silence lovelies, I have been moving house all weekend and we all know how much fun that can be, especially when moving between islands. Instead o... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Wedding of a Sparkley Disco Ball

  

  A couple of weekends ago, I took some snaps of Josie and Wayne's wedding reception to save them a bit of money on the photographer. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Teach Me Something

  

  I think I may be a strange sort of photographer. People hike mountains and sleep in snow caves for the perfect shot. But I have never had an urge to photograph... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Wandering.

  

  It is nearly time for me to leave Dunedin! After four years here, I will be moving away to finish writing my thesis and then who knows?! It's an exciting time.... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Confessions of a Sweet Apple - December

  

  It's confession time! I haven't done this for a while. Time to get some things off my chest... I confess…I hate public speaking. I hate it. I would rather... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Holy Burrito

  

  There is nothing better to warm your belly on a cold Dunedin night than a burrito. These are my go-to meals when I have no time and minimal ingredients. And of... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Instincts.

  

  My room with a view. If someone was to ask what the key things are that have made me a happier person, I would have to say it was knowing myself and learning... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY