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May 21, 2012
Just Cate Cover Photo!
Looking for a great story this summer…check out the new book, Just Cate, which as co-authors Angela Martin and Noelle Alix note, “is a dual memoir and story of lifelong friendship, of being there for each other through it all. When Noelle’s daughter Cate was born with Down Syndrome, we unknowingly began our second stage of growing up. Discovering little by little that it’s the simple things that matter most. And so life continues, the road behind us and the road ahead of us. Forever friends, forever changed.”
Last year I photographed Cate in her blue robe holding her favorite fruit for the cover shot of Just Cate and it’s been great getting to know their families! I love how the cover came out with it’s beautiful design from Liz Panke. I recently spent a day traveling with Noelle and Angela to Angela’s parents’ home in the Hudson Valley to be videotaped and interviewed about the project. In fact, that videotape was for B.I.G., an organization of women who are working on the next stage of the careers, going back to work after kids, completely changing what they want to do in life, growing their businesses…or like Angela and Noelle, driving a 10-year writing project to completion.
A huge congratulations to Noelle and Angela and Cate!! You can order Just Cate at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble or direct from their website: justcate.com.
May 11, 2012
Back from the Grand Canyon Rafting Trip down the Colorado!
We just returned from a wonderful trip out west–rafting down a stretch of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon! We all–Dean, Lori, and John (Jane’s family), Jane and I–had the best time ever. More pics forthcoming, but wanted to post a happy pic of us at the Bar 10 dude ranch in the middle of nowhere Arizona, just north of the north rim of the Canyon. It was a bit like planes, trains and automobiles: we took a 14 person prop-plane from Vegas to the Bar 10 ranch (horseback riding, skeet shooting, and sleeping in Conestoga wagons), then the next day took our first helicopter ride down into the canyon (awesome, but wouldn’t want to commute on either on a regular basis!). Then down the canyon in two 14-person mongo rafts for 3 days, with a jet boat ride at the end back towards Lake Mead, and a 2 hour bus ride to the Vegas Strip.
When you plan a trip like this you’re mostly thinking about the natural beauty of the Southwest and the whitewater adventure, but what resonates most is the people we met and the camaraderie we all felt during our short trip down the river. Some great folks and lots of laughs–like summer camp for adults! Check out Western River Expeditions and plan a trip today. Friend us here and stay tuned to see more photos and videos!
April 30, 2012
SoNo Maritime Aquarium Bar Mitzvah in Fairfield County
Jane and I have been to the South Norwalk CT Maritime Aquarium with our boys who loved it all, especially the stingrays and sharks and the exhibits about Long Island Sound. It’s a very cool museum and it made a great setting for events including the recent Bar Mitzvah we photographed. Lots of love and a real celebration of growing up…Mazel Tov! Click here to view more photos.