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Finally sorting ALL my negs, and love this one especially. I’ve been quite busy lately, but I’d
like to share everything I have finished, apart from the ones that haven’t been published yet,
those will have to wait a few weeks ;) So watch this space, if you’re interested.

Wishing you a very happy first Spring day – it’s my own personal real New Year, every year :)

B & J are my very good friends and now there’s going to be one more person to love – Hugo is expected
sometime in April, and I can’t wait to meet him. This shoot was pure delight and fun, and the outcome
made me more than happy. This is exactly what I aim to capture in my sessions – the moments,
stories, beautiful light, combination of people’s own homes plus nature. I had a great day, thank you! :)

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From today’s shoot – I’m starting to like working in studio.
Not just because of the lights – I’ll always prefer natural light – but I’ve learnt so much from
this single session and will definitely try some more soon.

This place is just amazing, plenty of space to go crazy, beautiful
huge windows – I’m in love.

Been working on client sessions, portfolio and enjoying the almost-spring temperatures.
This lovely lady’s pregnancy photos will appear here soon.
What you’ve been up to lately?
I’m catching up on films too, when time allows, I’ve seen The Help twice already, I love it so much!
Emma Stone is my newest actress crush… My Week With Marilyn isn’t bad either, especially
Kenneth Branagh as Laurence Olivier is hilarious. Next up is The Artist.

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I’m thrilled to introduce this new series,
where my friends from various corners of the world will be talking
(and showing us) the places that stole their hearts.
I’ve chosen a very special person for the first feature -
Erika has been my best friend for nearly 20 years now,
and despite the fact that she’s been living in London for…is it 14 years now?
Oh dear. Well despite this she will always be
like a sister to me with whom I can rant for hours about anything and everything.

This one might be a bit spooky…but if you are like me, fascinated with places that breathe with history,
full of dark mysterious corners and thousands of stories – then definitely keep reading. Enjoy! :)

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“First of all, I would like to say that I am not pretending to be a photographer.
I am creative and I like all sorts of visual art forms and I guess
I am curious enough to explore ‘my eye’, learn and have a go at ‘doing things’.
I have given myself Holga for Christmas, and these here are pieces of my second and third film.

>>>Pergola, Hampsted Heath<<<

The first set of photos have been taken in Hampstead Heath, London. I am fortunate enough
to have lived relatively close to this enormous park for a few years now.
It’s a great place to go whenever you encounter a first spring weekend, first warm sunny day,
to go and see the trees changing in the autumn or to go there with a flask
of hot mulled wine on a Christmas Day. London can surprise you on daily basis and that’s
why I love the city so much. Despite having visited the park on so many occasions,
I have never known about Pergola.
The entrance to this custom made Victorian garden structure is from
the Hampstead / Golders Green side. I have always lived on the Highgate / Kentish Town
side, so I guess that’s why I never stumbled across it before.
The photos were taken on an exceptionally sunny day in January, during dusk time
and I couldn’t help but feel like I was on the set of Omen – it was both eerie and beautiful,
just like many London corners.

>>>The Circle of Lebanon, Highgate Cemetery<<<

The second set of photos were taken at Highgate Cemetery last weekend.
I work there as a volunteer, doing some landscaping work.
This includes anything from cutting brambles, through picking up
dead wood to uncovering and cleaning grave stones, which were lost
and buried under a thick soil and tree roots for good 100 years.
I have encountered many opinions from people, that this is a kind of morbid way
of spending one’s free time, but I have never seen it like that.
I feel privileged to be able to be work at a site of such a historical value.
Anyway, the cemetery is a fantastic and atmospheric place and I urge anyone
who visits London to go there on a guided tour of the West part,
or to just go for a walk through the East part of it.”

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All photos courtesy of Erika S.

Visit her Flickr to see more pictures and to follow her London adventures.

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Don’t know about you but I fell from the chair when I saw the picture of the Circle of Lebanon.
Erika inspired me to re-read a book we both like –  Her Fearful Symmetry (by the author of Time Traveller’s Wife)
which is full of interesting facts about Highgate. It had mixed reviews, but I definitely recommend if you want
to learn more about this place and its history.

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