Gwen

raphael

lili

more hats for bhode

julie and phil

bobbelicious

not everyone can wear a bobble hat well but heather can .. shooting hats for bhode again

Bali hai

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the offerings

It took a week of intense psychological warfare with a volcano before I was able to change my Facebook status to 'surfing in paradise until further notice'. So, needless to say, I was extremely thankful to be in Bali, and everywhere I looked there seemed to be more and more to be thankful for; turquoise seas, perfect machine like waves that were unexpectedly 'me sized', fallen frangipani all around to wear in my hair, and so much colour that I couldn't decide whether to surf or take photographs.


Wherever we went we seemed to trip over small colourful offerings made by the Balinese to their Hindu gods. Each is a small work of art constructed with enormous care and placed everywhere from beaches, to homes, to the middle of the road. I noticed my first offering at Denpasar airport as I was handing over my $25 visa fee - a small palm leaf tray filled with rice, flowers, a ritz biscuit, a cigarette and, of course, a smoking incense stick. All around you in Bali are the petals and remains of these once perfect creations, yet still the same care and attention is given to preparing new ones over and over again throughout the day. I like this time dedicated everyday to create something beautiful to give thanks and appreciate what you have .. it's a reminder to us all to slow down and value the small things.


Published in Surfgirl Magazine, August 2010

dream life

Le Rêve

pocahontas

everything beginning with P for Paulo at Pozfest

Gwen

in the papers .. Independent on Sunday

pozfest

the best festival .. for paulo ..

lucid dream

the adventures of the hot pink fish ..

blog

oh 88 film how i do love thee

marrakech

the KooK

I am a bit slow sharing this but if you have not already got your paws on a lovely KooK surfing newspaper then do so right the now .. only 2 quid plus postage to indulge in a smorgasboard of images, artistry and writings. One of my photos made the cut so thats all good ..read more here


I love this photo by Friend o Mine

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evolving

i was slightly horrified when a friend told me at the weekend that they hadn't seen me take any holgas for ages and thought my photography was 'evolving' ... so this is for you, its coming back out to play ;)

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