The personal blog of lifestyle photographer and writer Nathalie Marquez Courtney


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  • Happy Easter

    Just a quick note to wish you all a Happy Easter. Hope the bunny brings lots of tasty chocolate treats! I’ll be egg hunting with Ethan (weather-permiting), scoffing some choc, and watching my absolute favourite easter movie. Nevermind Fred and Ginger, Fred and Judy were pretty great too. A couple of clips below. Have a Continue reading

  • Meet Captain Socks (or is it Chairman Miaow?)

    Say hello to Captain Socks / Chairman Miaow. He belongs to my friends Sorcha and Eoghan, and they coudn’t agree on a name so now he has two. Although these days, I think Sorcha’s choice – Captain Socks – has won out. The Captain will come over to you in his own sweet time, thank Continue reading

  • Irish Blog Awards 2010: The Aftermath

    I’m back from the Irish Blog Awards, and although I didn’t win (the incredibly deserving Red Mum did), I still had an amazing night with fellow blog ladies Michelle, Pamela and Ciara. Congrats to all the winners, especially Donal, the Beaut.ie girls, Nialler9 and the amazing Panti. I want to take a quick sec to Continue reading

  • Significant scraps

    A little while ago, my mum gave me the coolest gift. It was folder containing little scraps, snippets and clippings of my life. She’d been collecting them pretty much since I was born. There was a napkin from my christening party. My first passport. Notes from parent-teacher meetings. Letters I’d written while in boarding school. Continue reading

  • Woot!

    My borrowed SLR has returned to its owner, so I was flicking through my archives to try and find a photo that summed up how I feel right now, and these vintage wooden “woot” blocks on my bookcase were  the closest I came. See, this blog is one of five finalists in the Best Photoblog Continue reading