Civil Twilight - Holy Weather

I first heard these guys in Cape Town, South Africa.  It must have been 2001.  I had met Richard who plays drums while on holiday in Plettenberg Bay and got to know him and Andrew (guitars) over the years while living in Cape Town.  From my first time hearing them I was blown away.  These guys just love to rock it out on stage and would often get completely lost in a little jam session that would last 5 minutes or so mid song.

They have put out some quality tunes over the years and after a lot of hard work got noticed in the US (rightfully so!).  They've since signed with Wind-Up Records and have put out two great albums - the second one just released in March, 2012.  I may be a bit bias, but I highly recommend this album.  I haven't been able to stop listening to it since it came out - it's TIGHT.  An album worth your every dime/penny/cent.  If you're fortunate enough to be on their tour path in the States, do yourself a favour and go enjoy listening to musicians who play with so much soul.

Civil Twilight - thank you very much.

A Guest at a Wedding

I attended a wedding as a guest this past weekend and took a camera along - I can't help myself...  It was such a different experience being at a wedding and being able to just do my own thing and enjoy the party in a care free kind of way.  Below are just a handful of observations taken with my 50mm 1.4 (which I cannot get enough of by the way - thanks friend for selling it to me).

Beautiful Birthday Girls!

When visiting my family and friends in South Africa, I had the honour of capturing my best mate’s two beautiful girls’ shared birthday – born on the same day two years apart!  How crazy is that hey!   Chantal did an absolutely amazing job at making their birthday such a beautiful one.  Children’s birthdays are so awesome!  It’s that time when you get to forget about all this crazy adult behaviour and just run around like a crazy sugared up maniac getting drunk on all the laughter and excitement in the air – I LOVE IT!

These two little angels are something special.  And when you have such special kids, you can’t help but look at their parents.  Chantal and JP are GREAT - great friends, great spouses, great parents.  They live and love passionately and this is seen in their children who are just full of love, laughter, life and joy.  After spending a weekend with them, I felt myself left craving after what they had.  Thank you my friends for sharing your life and love with me.

Ok, before I start crying here are some pictures!  Haha!  I’m a big softy!

PRICELESS….

cousin Jacques – this little dude couldn’t get enough of the party treats!

No place like Grandma’s arms!

Oh the excitement!

 

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FUN!!

I had such a great family shoot with an awesome family while in Cape Town!  While editing the shots, I came across this one and I just love it!  How much energy, fun and youth is captured in this moment?! 

My Hombre Jean-Pierre

Now, I haven't shared my love for food much on this blog or on the ole facebook page, but if there's one thing to know – IT’S THAT I LOVE FOOD! My brother from another mother, partner in crime, friend until death Jean-Pierre Lenferna Dela Motte is an incredible chef (understatement of the decade).  The dude is a magician with food!  Why am I sharing this you may ask?  Well, from time to time, when he has the time (father of two beautiful little girls, husband to a lovely wife and full time chef) he likes to blog a bit about his food and it's a great read!  So head over to http://soulfoodcrazy.blogspot.com/ and give his stuff a read for a bit of food inspiration!

Taken on my recent trip to South Africa – JP, Arielle and I.