the perfect dusk

May 13, 2013 by [ayu]

What I feel when standing in a beautiful place that is gleaming with golden hour light can be likened to a kid who stands in the middle of a candy shop. Wide eyed and excited, we like everything we see and we want to take it home. And there is A LOT of things we like. However, unlike the colourful candies that a kid can buy and take home, I can only take the beautiful view I see and capture it […]

Categories: going places, telling stories • Tags: autumn, dusk, friendship, Golden Hour, Lanyon Homestead

best friends

April 30, 2013 by [ayu]

Here is my Ms. 5 with her best friend Caspar. They started school when they were 3, and  they have been friends ever since. They rarely see each other now because they don’t go to the same school anymore. To organise a playdate on the weekend is a pain, and our weekdays are packed with schools and after-school activities. So you can imagine her excitement on the day when I took these photos. It was Caspar’s little brother’s birthday, and […]

Categories: telling stories • Tags: birthday party, friendship, fun, laughter, magician

Day 317 #Project365

November 12, 2012 by [ayu]

A friend like L feels more like a sister most times than just a best friend. And I consider myself lucky I found several of these ‘sisters’ through out my youth. We kinda ‘adopted’ each other and manage to stay close over two decades. Or more.  Oceans apart (where most of them live anyway) and lapses of time don’t seem to matter. When you are close you are close no matter where you are. I’ve been enjoying every minute of […]

Categories: Nikon D90, People, Project 365 - 2012, telling stories • Tags: best friends, friendship, Project 365 - 2012, spring