“I't’s almost as if
her soul is a pack of wolves
she’s brave, she’s strong
she’s unstoppable”
― R.H. Sin
Strong women are a sight to behold and there's no shortage of them in expat communities everywhere. I am glad to know a couple of them here, and they include this beautiful lady who is a force to be reckoned with especially when it comes to her family and her kids. We met up for a short photo sesh before her birthday, and it instantly turned into a riveting catch-up session too because COVID (and life!) happened.
Walking the tree-lined streets of Huangnibang, Chongqing's little Southeast Asian corner, popping inside cute little cafes, and just enjoying all the pretty made for an awesome weekend with this amazing woman. And the fact that this session was for donations to the Geleshan Shelter dogs was just the cherry on top. Love love love it when people support a cause and we all have fun at the same time!
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A few shots when we popped inside Orange Cafe for some handmade sugary treats.
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“Everyone's time is limited.
What matters most is to focus on what matters most.”
― Roy T. Bennett
Spent 30 minutes with the Hatts last fall, enjoying the cool temperatures and colors of autumn at Jinshan Park. It was a real treat getting to shoot a family with their pets outdoors especially since their pup was just a bundle of energy, quite the opposite to the family feline who was cool and collected the entire shoot. This was for the Portraits for Paws project that I did for fall and I'm glad that we got together when we did because a few days after this shoot, typical Chongqing weather reared its wintry head and it was back to chilly days and nights for us.
A few shots from that afternoon with this lovely family.
“Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies.”
― Gene Hill
Started doing sessions for donations to the local dog shelter a couple of weeks back, and N and G reached out because they wanted portraits done and they loved that the sessions were for a cause. I was excited to see them too, because they're Arya's humans. Arya came to our apartment last year for the hubby's and mine's birthday, and we got to see how much of a darling she was.
She also drove Tomas crazy with her puppy energy, which was hilarious to watch.
Arya is also a rescue!
We met at the mall near their home. Apparently, this is one of Arya's fave places for walkies. We got clicking before the mall opened, which meant that we got most of the space to ourselves. Had no problem getting them comfortable because these two have photography backgrounds themselves (N is a photographer herself, and G worked as a photographer in a cruise ship before coming to China). Having to run after Arya and seeing her derpy outtakes were also enough to get us in the mood for some really nice shots without us even knowing it.
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A few shots from that sunny morning, which is a precious thing to behold when you live in this foggy city.
