Thanks to Alicia and her beautiful (and very attentive, I must say) bridemaids for falling into a perfect form to create this Photojournalistic image.Best in Class- Feature Album 2008
This is a category I had never entered before. It is a album of your choosing, but no wedding images/albums were allowed. Lots of people enter family albums or Commercial work and I decided to enter a engagement album into the category and happily it won.
Here are some pages from my album "Michelle & Adam":
Doors from the city of Granada, Nicaragua. A city with a rich Colonial heritage that escaped the damage that was done to a lot of the country in the 80's. The thousands doors in the city are a symbol of pride for the people and have been quite well preserved.
A Coffee bean plant in Costa Rica. We went through a small farm and I was completely surprised to learn how sugar cane and coffee are produced. We also saw & tasted fresh pineapples, oranges, and other fruits and veggies that I had never seen before and won't even begin to try to spell :)
Walking through the Cloud Forests in Monteverde, Costa Rica. A wonder to behold and a must see. These forests are similar to rain forests except they are so high up in elevation that they receive all their moisture from the clouds. Walking through them is like walking in the clouds...misty and serene.
Another view of Ometepe from a plantation.
Some monkeys that parked themselves in front of our cabana. So cute until they start baring their teeth to protect themselves from the camera. Yeek.
Backpacking is a great way to see a lot of places on a very modest budget.... although transportation and accommodation may be a little rough around the edges. We took this local ferry out to the island. That is my bag being thrown from the dock across to the boat and as you can see it is rocking like crazy. Got a bit sick on that travel day.
This is a shot of the still smoking Volcano of Mayasa. The smell was so toxic we had to wear gas masks and I still struggled to breathe. My eyes burned but it was amazing to look over the edge and see the glow of lava.
Some chickens outside of homes in rural Nicaragua.
Trying new street food and sampling a fruit called sweet lemon...which is exactly what it is. Yummy.
The kids would make me laugh. They'd play shy and laugh but loved the attention. I'd take their picture and show them the back of the camera to their absolute pleasure. It was so fun to share that with them.
Beautiful pottery we watched being handmade. The detail was extraordinary and we wanted to take so many home.... however carrying pottery in a backpack is just asking for disappointment when you unwrap it at home.
Honduras' famous Mosquito coast.
Tim walking through Ruins in Guatemala.
Spanish Ruins in Antigua. The city was breathtaking and a joy to just walk through.
Spanish Catholic church orginally built in 1543.
Another shot of Antigua, it's most famous landmark.
Those tiny wrinkly newborn feet :)
Big Yawn! Those first 24 hours must be exhausting!
At my house last week, 4 weeks old. Quite Contemplative.
Look at those baby blues! Just relaxing
Little naked guy. I think that's his surprised face.... wondering what in the world is going on. But he loved being naked, that's for sure. Just quite a challenge keeping those legs together, lol.
