Play

To play means to trust oneself in a manner of speaking. Let go of expectations and explore away. Photography for me when I was younger was play- serious play. I am drawn to emotions, colors, textures, creating stories, and reflecting the best in people. Photography creates a million stories without words and to each person […]

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Glory of a Sunset

It never fails. A sunset taking my breath away. Always, I want to pause. For 60 mins at least, if not more, I’ll watch mesmerized. There’s -to me- hardly any greater beautiful. The pink clouds encased with fog with a lowering of sun. There’s a settling for the night when a sunset comes showing her […]

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Hope

When I visited Washing D.C. a couple of years ago, I also visited one of my favorite spots near where I stayed in National Harbor. Water usually draws me near, it’s place of solace that allows me to dream, rest, and rejuvenate. As I was walking around the harbor heading for the famous ferries wheel […]

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Morning Dew

Some of the best times to photograph is in the wee hours of the morning, when the world is hushed in seemingly silent reverence. Its work to get up early, work to remember the rewards of photographing in the morning dew Too often I miss the opportunity because truthfully…I like my comfort of bed more…and […]

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Sparrows in the creek

Down on my knees, easily slowly to my elbows I moved very very slowly. Raising my camera to my eyes I waited. I watch through the lens at the scene availing before me. Watching birds in the water is one that can capture attention in their playing. The sparrows in the creek was a happy […]

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Another decade

I’ve been ordered to go rest. So I am. In my room, looking towards the mountains, resting and writing to you. They’ve (meaning my family) have the whole day planned for me. With the hectic of last week I hadn’t been able to prepare like I would in writing to you my friends. Its been […]

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Fountain of Water

The gift of the overflowing fountain of water In a park a fountain of water had a broken button cause water to sprout forth. Then…it wouldn’t shut off and overflowed to the drain below. A sip from the fountain of water proved be refreshing water from a parched throat. The abundance of overflow made me […]

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Owner and Founder of Reflections By Christina sitting with a cup of coffee on a velvet mauve traditional chair.

These 3 months…

My life both personal and business Everyone life has changed in someway or another during the Covi-19. No-I’m not going to go on about the virus what you should or should not do. There are enough voices that crows, shouts, and whispers raspy sounding approvals or not- the irony of it all is that we […]

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white wood carved star from Finland hangs on a luscious christmas tree.

Time Off

Previously in my blog post I talked of being in awe and wonder during this Christmas season. Part of allowing me to be in awe and wondering is specifically taking time to do that. […]

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