Whew! It’s a few hours til midnight on 12/31/13, and I just finished my favorite year-end exercise of listing all the magic moments of the year!
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Engaged to my love in Hawaii / enjoying champagne and confetti with girlfriends on the Hudson / making it work at a photo party in AC / giving away a Canon 5D camera / Married! 12/19/13 NYC (by Jerry Zalez) / with a vintage cab ( by Jerry Zalez) / shooting with Regena Thomashauer / shooting and teaching a workshop in Seville (shot with Canon) / big thank you squeeze to my associate photog Jerry for taking our wedding pics / masterminding in style in Portland with my girls! / Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in NYC with the fam / my birthday cake, designed by Ava (at 4 yr’s old)…
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Signing prints for collectors / featured shooting on NBC’s Inside Edition (shot with Canon) / fam trip to lake house for summer fun / catching up with Chase Jarvis at PhotoPlus in NYC / my book is now published in 4 languages! / ice cream party / giving the new MOVi camera rig a spin with Alex Buono’s help / on a chilly photo shoot in DC / kicking back on our rooftop / Batgirl, the Mad Hatter, and a witch go trick-or-treating / on a date night with the hubs to see a broadway show / loved speaking and teaching in Sevilla, Spain (photo by Marieno Leiva)…
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My gorgeous man before we took an incredible bike ride down a volcano! / signing books at PhotoPlus / hosting a spreecast for photographers / prepping to teach the Wildcat Nude Photo Workshop with Kim Weston in Big Sur / chatting at length with a personal hero, Chazz Palmenteri / sneak peek of my mom’s 61st birthday photo shoot / shooting and getting those garters just right / sharing gratitude and enthusiasm with photog students (by Javier Isorna) / a stolen moment of chilling on a hammock with my lovable pup / my favorite place of inspiration, The Met / more inspiration at Tony Robbin’s Date with Destiny, Palm Springs / Coney Island, nothing beats family time!
I hope you take some time to look back on 2013, have a glass of wine, sit back and let your mind wander (you can use the help of photographs or a calendar to jog your memory), and write down all of the magic moments, no matter how big or small.
You’ll be surprised at all that you’ve packed into 365 days… all of the wonderful little everyday moments that take your breath away and create the texture of a beautiful and precious life.
Sending lots of love,
Christa
ps. Join me on Instagram for a peek into my life… mostly iphone photos, silly moments, fun and inspiration! Now let’s take all that positivity that memories (and photographs!) evoke into the new year and have an amazing 2014!