HOTEL CHELSEA.
135.
FLATIRON.
THE STANDARD GRILL.
LOWER EAST SIDE.
ONE TRAIN.
NYC.
GRAND CENTRAL STATION.
PHOTOGRAPHY.
In the past two years, my photography portfolio has grown considerably as a result of coursework at the International Center of Photography, travels, and various personal projects. I can't wait to share my photos with you on the new site soon. Until the new site launches, I'm challenging myself to post a photo a day for thirty days and hope you will follow along here on the blog. Hopefully, it will help me get in the habit of sharing my work again. As a wise person once told me, "Don't be a secret."
NICARAGUA.
I'm in the process of moving Tiny Bits from Boo to my new site, haleycarpenter.com, and can't wait to share it with you all when it's finished. I'm finally getting around to sharing photos from my birthday trip to Nicaragua last year. We stayed at the Mukul Resort, and it was absolutely magical. Located on Nicaragua's Emerald Coast, just two hours outside of the capital of Managua, Mukul is one of those rare places that has not been discovered yet. The pristine beaches, breathtaking views, and exceptional staff made this an unforgettable vacation.
THE SECRET NANNY STREET PHOTOGRAPHER
Hope your week is off to a wonderful start! One of the changes you'll see on Tiny Bits from Boo is more photography, both my own photos and those of photographers I admire. I've always been interested in photography and that interest has only grown since moving to New York. Earlier this summer, I took a wonderful photography course at the International Center of Photography, and highly recommend their courses for anyone looking to further their photography skills and knowledge. It was in this course where I first saw the work of Vivian Maier, often referred to as "the pioneer of street photography".
In 2007, realtor and historian John Maloof purchased a large box of never-developed photo negatives (roughly 100,000) from a small auction house in Chicago. What he found inside was an outstanding catalogue of Vivian Maier's images. Her work is now a treasure to those in the art world, in part because she never shared her work or passion with even her close friends. Maier worked as a nanny most of her life and in her free time shot street scenes in New York and Chicago throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Her pictures highlight the mundane, everyday life, strangers glamorous and rugged, and unknowingly capturing the fashion of the era. Vivian's passionate devotion to documenting the world around her through homemade films, recordings and collections, provide one of the most fascinating windows into American life in the second half of the twentieth century. You can browse the collection online. John Maloof is also releasing a documentary, "Finding Vivian Maier", which is currently in production. To get a sneak peek, check out the trailer here.
LINK LOVE
I'm all over the place with links I wanted to share with ya'll today, so here we go...
For all those who love puppies (because honestly, who in their right mind doesn't love puppies?), the Fluffington Post is for YOU.... silly, amusing, and pictures of puppies..starting with a photo I took of the cutest puppy I know, Boo Radley ...
Coke machine takes payment in form of HUGS? Yes you read that right, no money required, only love and hugs for this machine... arms open wide. A new coke machine at the National University of Singapore dispenses cokes in exchange for hugs... genius marketing concept? Maybe?
Unless you've been living under a rock the past few months, you're very well aware that Instagram is the latest and greatest in the social media world (hello, Facebook did just buy it for a ridiculous amount of money). While it is a pretty amazing app, the one downside I've heard a million times over is people wishing to have Instagram online not just on their phones... well you don't have to wait any longer, because a website soley for taking YOUR Instagram photos live online, WEBBYGRAM.
For the Austin lover in me, I got a big laugh over the new tumblr WhenInAustin... And a few photos I took in Austin last fall before moving to New York...
Six Reason to Move to Austin, (what, like you needed any more reasons?), but seriously if you are contemplating it, what are you waiting for? Do it already, you won't regret it.
And finally, this has been in the news the past few days here in NYC, but in case it was not in other cities, I just had to share this article about a guy in finance here in NYC who emailed his dating spreadsheet to one of the many girls he was currently seeing. MORON, of course the girl shared it with her nearest and dearest friends, who then shared it with their nearest and dearest, and you get my point. Next thing you know, it lands up on the front page of the New York Post! Check it out below, and for the record guys, it is NEVER, EVER okay to keep a spreadsheet to remember the girls you are currently going on dates with, we don't care if you work long days and with spreadsheets, quite frankly we don't care if you haven't slept in ten years, there is no explanation for tracking our dates in a spreadsheet used for your number crunching. The image is a bit fuzzy, but ya'll get where he was going with this detailed spreadsheet...
GUANTANAMERA, TEQUILA, AND LOTS OF SUN!
My mom, sister-in-law Julia, and I returned home from 5 days in MEXICO last week and it was pretty wonderful. Anyone who knows me well knows that I LOVE Mexico, everything single thing about it is pretty FABULOUS. My love of Mexico stems from growing up visiting this country for as long as I can remember (Hello, Texas and Mexico are literally next door neighbors!). We stayed at the Villa Rolandi and it was absolutely fabulous. I would highly recommend anyone vacationing in Isla Mujeres to look into staying at Villa Rolandi. Everything from the rooms to the service was wonderful and we would definitely go back to this quaint little island.
I have to admit, for the past 20 plus years I have heard the song "Guantanamera" in all of its' many forms, the good, the bad and the ugly. Somehow until searching for a link to the song for this blog post, I had NO idea that the song was not called "wonton tomato" or some play on those words, yes I'm very serious! Wow, all these years and I finally figured out the real name of the song... learn something new everyday, right? You can check out the song "Guantanamera" here.
