swimming blog

I've just set up the blog for the swim team's trip to YMCA Nationals. Check it out...2007 CAQY National Team.

My little friend was open to photographs yesterday morning on our way to school.

I have been making a good faith effort to keep up with my blog again, after a couple of slow months. Please stop in frequently and feel free to comment!

Will and I head off in the morning to the YMCA National Short Course Swimming Championship in Fort Lauderdale. If I can get the technology working, I'll post images from Florida over the coming week.

magnificent magician

I'm catching up on a backlog of family and friend photos now that I have the new site launched. Here is my favorite magician, the most magnificant Master Milan.

If you haven't taken a look at the new site, I invite you to visit it. (Link is at right.) I'll be adding more feature galleries over the next week or two.

five!

I had thoughts of converting this to B&W, but Rachel stopped me in my tracks. "It's my birthday and I like COLOR!" So, here it is.

My sweety is five, and tomorrow we head off to register her for kindergarten. Where did the time go?

play

A trip to the Strong National Museum of Play for Rachel's 5th birthday provided the perfect opportunity to play around with color and motion.

cameraman

I've been working on a project with colleagues that is so very exciting on several levels. It's a dynamic literacy project bringing performance poetry to urban youth. This week and next are the slams. I am endless blown away by the powerful voices of these teens and the creativity and poise they demostrate in their performances. They are truly a complete joy to witness and great fun to photograph.

We're also working on a documentary of the project, following the kids and teachers from the classroom through to the national Brave New Voices Slam in San Diego this summer. I am very much enjoying doing the still photography associated with the project. This is David, the filmmaker.

two!

I had the honor of photographing Miss Maya for her second birthday. She was an absolute doll -- full of warmth, joy and character. This was a very special shoot for reasons soon to be revealed. Stay tuned for some fun news from Laura Brophy Photography.