The personal blog of lifestyle photographer and writer Nathalie Marquez Courtney


May 2015

  • Link Love (and some snaps from the Basque Country)

    Link Love (and some snaps from the Basque Country)

    Hola from Vitoria-Gasteiz, the pretty, historic capital of the Basque Country. It’s been a whirlwind non-stop couple of days, during which I’ve seen, tasted, learned – and photographed! – so much. If you’d like, click through for some quick phone snaps from the last few days + some links I’ve been saving for the weekend, when Ben joins Continue reading

  • Barbecue Food Shoot for Garden Heaven Magazine

    Barbecue Food Shoot for Garden Heaven Magazine

    A few shots from a barbecue-themed food shoot for the Garden Heaven 2015 annual. The piece that accompanies these shots features great tips on easy-to-grow herbs, edible flowers and mouth-watering recipes – like these roasted stuffed figs with Parma ham, above. Above, a herb basting brush, and below, gorgeous herb salt and edible flower ice cubes.  Continue reading

  • 5 Stylish Tech Buys on my Lust List

    5 Stylish Tech Buys on my Lust List

    In my circle of friends, I’m most definitely known as the nerdy one. This goes way, way back. Back to calculator rulers, Gameboys, mp3 watches, and teeny tiny phones. May always reminds me of my love of tech – in college, it’s around this time I’d use my saved waitressing tips to upgrade to a new phone, to Continue reading

  • Weekend round up + a new look

    Weekend round up + a new look

    Hola! How was your weekend? Did the completely confused weather hit you too?  My Saturday was spent working, and – drumroll, please – updating the design of the blog. Continue reading

  • When we were young: Ajda

    When  we were young: Ajda

    Thursday are for throwing back, so it’s time for another instalment of When We Were Young, a new series that looks at what bloggers were like in their childhood. This week it’s wonderful, talented, warm and lovely Ajda, who was living in Dublin but is now food styling it up in Amsterdam. Click through to find out Continue reading