Throwback Travel: New Orleans

So, I’m gonna jump on the band wagon, even if it’s a bit late. Everyone and every site is posting past travel photos because, well….we can’t really go anywhere. At least not like we used to. As the months, weeks and days pass on, my desire and need for distant places grows. I still think about that trip to Milan I was supposed to take in the Spring. Will I ever take it? At this point, it’s hard to imagine, but I know that I will. Someday. Hopefully, next year. And yet, next year, seems years away.

Well, I’ll just get to it then. What I came here for. To post where I was at this time, in August, years ago.

New Orleans. It was hot. It was humid. So humid, my camera lens fogged up. But through the hazy heat, there was that NOLA vibrance that keeps me coming back for more…

So, where were you last August? Do tell!

Sonja Quintero / Squint Photography

Shelter-in-Photos Day 10

Here we are! Day 10 of Shelter-in-Photos, the final day.

My hope is that these photo prompts have been a pleasant exercise for you during your stay at home. But more than that, my goal is that you have a new appreciation for those walls that shelter your lives. While this is the last day of Shelter-in-Photos, I urge you to keep taking photos. Keep seeing your home from new perspectives. Notice the little things. See the simple beauty in the corners and crannies. I hope that these prompts have helped to open your eyes to seeing unexpected shapes and interesting compositions in the treasures of your home. Honor your place, by really observing its interior spaces. Honor it by appreciating the safety it brings. Honor it by taking joy in its strong walls.

I hope you’ve found a bit of yourself at home. I hope you have begun to appreciate, now more than ever, what is right in front you, that which cradles you daily through this crisis. It is your home. A place to take shelter from the storm.

A shelter can feel more like a cage sometimes. But take heart in knowing that we are staying at home for good cause. This virus won’t last forever. We are not alone. The world is still revolving and changing out there. Life goes on. And soon, it will be safe to venture out again and gather together with our communities. Take a look outside, Spring is on full display. The world will be ready to welcome us back.

Day 10 Window to the World:
Take a look out your windows. Photograph the views. See the world going by. See the different shades of green. Watch the children in the yard. What pretty vignettes do you see? Gaze out the window and daydream a little. Photograph it. Share here or on my Facebook Page, if you’d like.

It’s been fun. I hope you’ve enjoyed the 10 days of Shelter-in-Photos! Continue to keep your eyes wide open, see the light and envision a better world.

To start from the start go, here.

Sonja / Squint Photography

 

 

Shelter-in-Photos Day 9

So, it’s Day 9, folks. We’re going down the home stretch! That gives me hope. Hope that these photo prompts have opened your eyes to the shapes, textures and things that are in the place that you dwell. While so many plans in our lives have been canceled or changed due to the virus, we can still be grateful for the unwavering comforts of home. I am hopeful that we will get through this and that those who are steadfast will come out the other end all the stronger for it. Let’s keep our eyes fixed for the light at the end of the tunnel.

Through these past 8 days I’ve asked you to look anew at the things inside your home that make up your routines, your joys, and your spaces. Essentially, the things that make up your daily life. Now, we will begin to broaden our vision. Let’s begin to let the light in….

Day 9 Finding the light: 
I’d like you to photograph the light. Simple as that. Capture that lovely morning glow as it spills across your kitchen floor. See the shadows that light casts on a tiled wall. There is nothing prettier than evening sunlight filtered through sheer curtains. Even the warm glow of a lamplight as dusk appears can bring a sense of calm. Show me the light you see, if you’d like.

Tomorrow is the final day of Shelter-in-Photos. Catch the 10 days from the beginning, here.

See ya tomorrow for Day 10!

Sonja / Squint Photography