The Importance of Family Photos (aka: a broken record)

A friend of mine from high school posted this very simple Facebook ‘memory’ from 11 years ago the other day. Her caption was simply, “My favorite picture of us. Only time I did a family photo shoot and I wish I did them every year.” That got me thinking how OFTEN I hear that. Over…

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my 1964-65 NY World’s Fair collection

The New York 1964-65 World’s Fair | Flushing Meadow, Queens So I know a lot of my friends think me insane for this ever-growing collection, but i’d like to give you a little background on the WHY behind it all. Growing up in Queens just minutes from where the fair was held, the Unisphere was…

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Pet Portraits at Canine Kindergarten

CT Pet Photography | Dog Rescue Photographer Had I not left so fast because of the 93º heat, one of them might have been sitting on my lap right now. I had the opportunity again today to give my time to Canine Kindergarten in Verplank, NY  It’s been a really fun project for this dog…

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The Deeper Meaning of Wedding Photography

A Deeper Meaning of Wedding Photography I think it’s fair to say that as photographers – and all artists in general – often get wrapped up in our own heads about the value and importance of our work. Maybe I’m speaking for myself here, but after 20+ years of doing this I know it’s easy…

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Some Kind Words From Recent Clients

It’s not often that I use this space to post company reviews, but since we received 3 great ones recently I thought – HEY! Why not share the love with everybody! It’s not everyday that folks take the time to write a review, so the effort it takes to write and post etc is SO…

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Scotland and London – April 2016

Glasgow – Edinburgh – London | travel 2016   This past April I had a rather whirlwind month of travel with a trip to Hong Long (previous posts!) and then for a few days to Scotland and London! Starting off – a few random shots around Glasgow… The view from our AirB&B! The University –…

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Hong Kong part one – The Big Buddha and Po Lin Monastery

Ngong Ping, Lantau Island The Big Buddha and Po Lin Monastery were definitely one of those travel surprises you don’t expect and was certainly one of the highlights of my trip to Hong Kong this week.. When I heard about it I sort of thought to myself, “Oh, ok–it’s just going to be a really…

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A Slow Boat To China (or a 16 hour flight…)

Somehow April has become travel-month for me this year, which is always exciting. Tomorrow morning I take off for a 16 hour journey to Hong Kong! A little over a year or so ago I had the rare chance to visit Shanghai, Beijing and Tokyo. This time around it’s strictly Hong Kong, which i’m told…

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Trafalgar Square fountain

OK, well this certainly isn’t the most earth-shattering post i’ve done but I just wanted to simply share an image! I’m heading back to London in late April  (actually spending more time in Scotland, but still…) and havent been there in many years. This old scanned B&W film image is one i’ve always loved and…

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2014 Wedding favorites

CT Wedding Photography | Best of 2014 weddings Well it only took me 3 months into to 2015 to get this done, but here is a slideshow/video of some of my favorite moments of my 2014 Wedding Season! I love going back at the end of every season and going through all my folders and…

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