To Photograph is to Hold One’s Breath…
Yesterday, a friend shared this Henri Cartier-Bresson quote with me. To photograph is to hold one’s breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It is at that precise moment that...
View ArticleA New Year. A Fresh Start
Things have been quiet here at the UK Mama for the last few weeks. I have missed our conversation! But as the year wound down, I found myself withdrawing. Moving inward. Starting to reflect. The end...
View ArticleFinding Happiness: Where is it?
What makes us happy? What makes YOU happy? Is it good health? A large bank account? A sunny day? A new car? A really great image? (Yeah, these make me happy!) Time with your loved ones? A child that...
View ArticleLisbon and Making Art
I just finished listening to the author Neil Gaiman address the 2012 graduating class of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. His speech which dispenses wisdom on being a creative is fantastic....
View ArticleMotherhood meets Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
This has been a difficult post to write. In fact, you may have noticed that it has been difficult for me to write at all in the last few weeks. You see, two weeks ago, my little girl was diagnosed...
View ArticleSummer Evening at the Lake – a Stylised Portrait Session
The Little Book Windsor is published again! This time the theme is all about summertime and childhood. Do you remember YOUR summer holidays? Weren’t they full of daydreams and picnics and sunshine...
View ArticleFairy Tale Shoot in The Great Park
The days are long, but the years are short. These are the moments to remember… A foggy morning. Windsor Great Park. Old oaks. A cuddly bunny. Sweaters and a scarf. Ruffles and a delicious petticoat....
View ArticlePhotos and Things: My Online Etsy Shop!
Psst! Have you heard of Etsy?? If not, please let me introduce you. Ahhh….Etsy is a wonderful online marketplace full of vintage and handmade items of all kinds. Looking for something quirky? handmade?...
View ArticleInspiration in Shere…
Last week, I went for a little wander in Shere and found this. The post Inspiration in Shere… appeared first on The UK Mama.
View ArticleRobin Williams and Yoga. Some thoughts.
Several days on from the news and I’m still a very sad. Robin Williams’ death has touched me in a way that most celebrity deaths don’t. A friend suggested that perhaps it was because I grew up with...
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