The personal blog of lifestyle photographer and writer Nathalie Marquez Courtney


August 2014

  • An autumn harvest party

    A few weeks back, the Image Interiors & Living team partook in a potluck back garden harvest party to celebrate our autumn issue, drink home-made meadowsweet champagne and chat in the dark, by lantern light. They’ll serve as a sweet reminder of what a long and lovely summer it was. Originally shot for Image Daily. Styling by Diana Nacu. Continue reading

  • August Break Day 11: Handwriting

    August Break day 11 is all about handwriting, so I grabbed my nicest pen (this one) and wrote out a Diana Vreeland quote that’s been swirling around my head these past few days: “There is only one very good life and that’s the life you know you want and you make it yourself.”  If you haven’t already Continue reading

  • August Break Day 7

    I loved today’s August Break prompt. It was “an invitation to share exactly where you are right now, in your head and your heart, as well as in your day.” So today I got to dip back into shooting in black and white, which was lovely, and couldn’t have come at a better time – Continue reading

  • Day 3: Window

    Some snaps from Day 03: Window, which included a very playful Isabel (and her two brothers) and some very cool purple basil, a gift from Lesley.     Continue reading