The personal blog of lifestyle photographer and writer Nathalie Marquez Courtney


cool stuff

  • Beautiful stills from Master of None Season 2

    Beautiful stills from Master of None Season 2

    Hands up if you’ve fallen head over heels for the second season of Master of None? Aziz Ansari’s funny, charming and offbeat exploration of life and love is back, and it’s also beautifully cinematic. I could go on and on about the framing, the palette, that gorgeous Italian light and NYC bokeh, but I’ll let the shots Continue reading

  • Historic Gifs

    How fun are these? Adam Koszary, who worked at Bodleian Libraries, the University of Oxford’s research libraries, spent a year turning beautiful images painstakingly made by monks and illustrators hundreds of years ago into fun, tongue-in-cheek GIFs to brighten up our feeds. Explore more and read about his process in this Medium post. Discovering these also led Continue reading

  • Cool and contemporary Irish craft gifts (plus my favourite independent Dublin shops)

    Cool and contemporary Irish craft gifts (plus my favourite independent Dublin shops)

    I’m the worst for going into present overdrive. I love buying people gifts, and this year I’m trying hard to be more mindful about what I buy. A big part of that is making an effort to support Irish makers and buy less, but better. There is something so wonderful about giving someone something made Continue reading

  • On Hold

    On Hold

    I’m a bit worried Ben might kick me out of the house if I stick this on repeat again… But it’s so good to have The xx back. PS If you haven’t gotten stuck into already, their In The Studio playlist is pretty great too.    Continue reading

  • Link Love: October

    Link Love: October

    Oddly intrigued by these mermaid crowns.  Above: What a gorgeous collaboration: The wonderful Paper Fashion worked with photographer Walid Azami to bring shots of dancers to life using brushstrokes of gold and the results are stunning.  Have been working my way through the excellent West Wing Weekly podcast, which is co-hosted by one of the show’s Continue reading