Aunty Life
Family snaps
Just some of my favourite people. Being an aunty rocks.
Nathalie Marquez Courtney
Personal
Step by step
The next few days are biggies, as we begin to collate, compile, and finalise my very first issue as editor of Image Interiors & Living, which will be out in the middle of June. As a lover of magazine-making, working towards it all coming together is my favourite time. The
Finds
Link Love
The Commute – great photo series that really captures the hustle, bustle, and blur of commuting. Aideen has a brilliant round-up of the Irish degree shows this year. NPR have compiled a pretty epic – and inspiring – list: The 300 Best Commencement Speeches Ever. Alex makes me really want to go to
Recent Work
Still the One
I loved working on this feature for volume three of Bash, in which I got to meet, photograph and interview couples that are still together after thirty, forty and fifty years. They had so much great advice, and so much love and respect for each other, I left each session
Finds
Naomi Wilkinson illustration
A woman after my own heart for sure. Naomi Wilkinson's playful illustrations feature two topics very close to my heart – the circus, and Mexico. See them all and buy prints in her Etsy shop.
Music
Listening to... Mick Flannery
I spent a few hours yesterday evening editing pics and getting lost in Mick Flannery's new album, By The Rule. His songs are dripping with melancholy, but there is something really cathartic and restorative about their vulnerability. I've been lucky enough to see him live a
Personal
Personal Branding by Belinda Love Lee
I'm really excited to share some pics of my business cards. Created by Belinda Love Lee, I am beyond in love with them. That girl has talent, creativity and all-around loveliness by the truckload. The entire process – from consultation to brainstorming to drafts and, finally, to the cards
Food
Food photography for Image Interiors & Living
I recently photographed some recipes for the May/June issue of Image Interiors & Living, including a nectarine and mushroom burger (above left) and whole sea bream (that's the before shot above right – I just loved the contrast of the silver, gleaming fish against the copper tray). There&
Nature
Climbing the Sugar Loaf
These are the things I prize And hold of dearest worth: Light of the sapphire skies, Peace of the silent hills, Shelter of forests, comfort of the grass, Music of birds, murmur of rills, Shadows of cloud that swiftly pass, And, after showers, The smell of flowers And of the
Dublin
Foraging for Wild Garlic
Rincy's sweet post over on Decor8 reminded me that I never posted the pics from our lovely wild garlic foraging session! Organised by Jette, the day started with her, Rincy, Julie and I wandering around Phoenix Park in search of those rich, delicious-smelling leaves and ended with wine,
Finds
Link Love
How do I love cherry blossoms? Let me count the posts. Meet the girl who knows more about Katy Perry than Katy Perry. Permanent140 etches your tweets on wood. As an Evernote addict, I loved this: 12 surprising ways to use Evernote you might not have considered (bonus: you can
Aunty Life
Mondays by the Sea
Our bank holiday weekend involved lots of family time, which included having my five-year-old nephew Ethan over to our house for his first ever sleepover. We had waffles for breakfast, Ben taught him how to play Minecraft, we went to the park, then Sandymount strand for some splashing around, then