KODAK MOMENT of the Day

I am beyond blessed to have had the opportunity to graduate from the illustrious ranks of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. God only knows the hardships I have faced throughout the process, but he gave me the perseverance to make it through. Being a transfer student to a school where I didn’t know anyone forced me to step out of my comfort zone and I’m forever grateful. I joined organizations, studied abroad, interned and created amazing bonds that I will cherish for a life time. UNC Charlotte has shaped me into the person that I am today and I will forever hold that in my heart. I want to thank my friends and family for the support along the way. Although my path may not be set in stone yet, it’s definitely set in motion and I’m ready for the journey. ???

Looking back on it now I never thought I would make it to this point. From working 2nd & 3rd shift 40+ hours a week and barely any sleep during the day, to fighting my depression and anxiety. I look back on all the obstacles I have overcome and couldn’t be prouder of myself and the man that I have become, because if you asked me a year ago I would’ve told you I wouldn’t have made it. I look at my future with optimism and faith that God will see me through anything just as he did with this exact moment. I have no clue where life will take me, but I will continuously chase my dreams with all I have in me. Wherever the world is about to take me, I’m ready.

Heres to champagne pops to celebrate graduation. Taelor is graduating from Oregon State University with two degrees, in Business Management and Agriculture Food & Business Management.   

He chose The University at Buffalo for the academic rigor and the ability to graduate with a dual major in aerospace and mechanical engineering. He also walked on to the football team and spent 5 years on the team, with his class being the first in school history to win a bowl championship. And he was able to get a job in his major during a pandemic. Oh, and he is a childhood cancer survivor (diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 4). To say His parents are proud of him and all of his accomplishments is an understatement! Way to go Austin, UBSEAS Class of 2020!

This is Dr. Megan Castner. She received her Doctorate In Audiology from The University At Buffalo on May 15, 2020. This graduation day looked much different than expected. Although she wasn’t able to cross the stage and celebrate with her classmates. It was just as exciting! She walked across our deck with her 8 sided tam in the pouring rain and was greeted with a parade of honking cars. What a joyous day it was!

Proud of my Senior! c/o 2020

Daemon Betts, graduate of JLA in San Antonio, Tx. Finished his senior year early, back in January, just in time to celebrate his 18th birthday! 

Remembering

Our daughter Natalie just graduated from the university at Buffalo with her BS in chemical engineering.  At UB, she was also captain of the dance team and executive officer of the thunder of the East marching band. She will be starting her job this Fall with General Motors in Rochester. 

My daughter Maycie had been chasing frogs all afternoon on Memorial Day. She finally caught one at the end of the day and it was the brightest one around. This was taken at her grand dad's house, back by his pond.

Zachary is a senior at Churchville Chili High school. He plans to study computer science at SUNY Alfred in the fall.  In 2019 he was selected for the AAU National Karate Team to travel to Slovakia to represent the USA in the WUKF World Championships. He proudly brought home a gold medal in kata!  

My dog, Bella, does not like taking a shower. But she took it and felt she was clean!

It captures the British countryside during Summer

I am a graduate in the Class of 2020 from The University of Alabama. The years a person spends in college is some of the best and toughest times in a person's life but the tough moments teach the greatest lessons. To reach the milestone of graduation is a major accomplishment no matter how a person gets there and that is the magic of graduation. 

As with any pic of my kids, this is special because of that. I took this in the local elementary school playground. My daughter loves hopscotch and the little drizzle of rain made it more appealing to her. Just made for a cool feel of a picture.

This picture was inspired from a local singer, Diandra Arjunaidi and every time I look at it, it reminds me of her song.

Every time I look at this photo of my husband and our first grandchild, I am reminded of how sometimes the best photos are pure luck. I could not have predicted that at the very moment the shutter clicked she would give me such a look of contentment and happiness at being in the loving arms of her "papa." Just like in life, in photography, sometimes the best moments are unplanned.

Taken one fine day in May at dawn. It shows the lighthouse at Penmon Head and Puffin Island -- just off the Island of Anglesey in North Wales.

This cat has provided a discrete amount of fun to me and my girlfriend during our winter holiday in Marrakech. Thinking to get a bit away from the rush of the Medina, we found refuge in this old park, found this cat - who started posing for us but would not let us cuddle him. Or better..me! It reminds me of a wonderful day spent in Morocco.

In the peak of summer, when the scorching heat of the sun wilts trees and man equally, there stood a flower seller, his hands filled with colorful fresh flowers and his lips stretched in a wide smile. He was such a cheerful sight to see that one could not help but stop to take a second look at him.

My son played "tag" with the waves while on vacation in South Beach, Miami this past year. He was disappointed he couldn't swim as the waves were too large, but that didn't stop him from having a great time!

At the beach with my friend, taking pictures during sunset

Mya's photo shooooot!

Sliding away our cares in this beautiful fall weather, if you're from Texas you know what we mean!

#TBT

This photo is special because my student is learning to shoot film. While I was jumping rope, she shot this well-timed shot. I love it! She is very happy with her capture.

This is a view looking west of the West Pond and Lower Manhattan as seen from the south side of the West Pond Trail at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge
 

A sailboat makes it way past St. John in the USVI as the sun sets. 

Just having fun over the summer. My son is my pride & joy. 

While vacationing in Newport, RI I was amazed to have myself the setting sun a passing sail boat capture the perfect days ending!

My son-in-law, grandson and a friend at the shore. It was at that 'golden' time............sunset.

Hi! My name is Brooke Clemmons and I am a kindergarten teacher in Panama City Beach, Florida. I snapped this picture after decorating my car for our school parade!  It had been months since seeing my students due to the coronavirus and I thought decorating my car with lots of bright balloons would bring a BIG smile to their faces! It was such a great time and exactly what my teacher heart needed! Thank you for reaching out!

Sincerely,

Brooke Clemmons

Trying to watch TV with my six month daughter 

Our last “in person” school day of the year was Thursday, March 12th. None of us knew we’d be out the rest of the year, and it’s been hard on everyone!  As the PE teacher of over 500 students, I love being able to have a connection with all of them.  It’s so strange to go from seeing all of those students in one building, to only seeing some with the help of technology at home.  For the month of April, I mailed a birthday note and balloons to the 51 students who would celebrate their birthday that month.  Once the weather got nice, I partnered up with our art teacher, Mrs. Belanger.  She made a design with each students name on the envelope, while I wrote a birthday note from the two of us and included some balloons for them to do for an activity at home.  Instead of mailing them, I decided to go for long walks in our school neighborhood once a week to personally deliver them.  Being able to actually see some of my students and their families made me extra grateful each week.  It’s those little things that make such a big impact.  We plan to continue this into the summer!

taking advantage of social distancing I made sure in this quarantine to create unforgettable moments with my son

To all teachers who are going out of their way to make sure their students are still learning despite the challenging circumstances, we would like to say a big THANK YOU!

Summertime Adventures at Crawford Lake Conservation Area!

Un moment A la plage du Havre où la nature nous rappel sa beauté! 

After the french quarantine, this photo was taken during the first street skate session with my friend Adrien.
The occasion to grab my Pentax 6x7 and cruise skateboarding the streets of Lille, north of France.
During the session we were talking about the quarantine and saying that it was "behind us" and so we wanted to do photos taken from the back of the subject ... here is an extract of this ! 

Me and Buddy have only been paddle boarding together a couple of months but he loves it! He’s a 9 year old Dalmatian that is terrified of water - but the board lets him enjoy the water without getting wet. 

Enjoying the last minutes of summer sun light at the beach in Uruguay

Thé joy of being able to go out to make sunsets by the sea. The sky changes every evening and when it’s reflected In the sea it’s a mirror picture.

I came home from work last weekend and saw the two of them riding around on the lawnmower in the backyard.

When I walked to the backyard my son wanted to come say hi to me. So I picked him up, we said hello, and then he waddled back over to his dad on the lawnmower. Gesturing to be picked up, Cody picked him up and sat him on his lap. I pulled out my phone to take a couple pictures, and after taking a couple Carter leaned into his dad for a kiss, and I was able to capture the moment you see here.

This picture is a wonderful representation of the love and bond they share.

Une soirée au coucher du soleil dans un champs de blé... 

Dreaming about the beach.

It was my best friend Julia’s birthday and her favorite flower is the sunflower. I surprised her by taking her to a sunflower field and every moment was nothing but pure joy. 

Beautiful day for enjoy the water and sunshine.

Picnic evening by the beach my daughter, Montaine was watching the sunset with his guitar 

Young girl who jumps from the cliff. I triggered at the right time with a 150mm lens open at 5.6 at 1/320 s and 100 iso. I'm lucky.

This moment captures a glimpse of Xander Cage, my little ridgeback pup! No matter what, when he sleeps by me or on me, he always stretches out his front leg and gives me a hug! He can be a little rascal but what baby isn’t? He is full of warmth and cuddles! I ruv you Xander Cage❤️

Mon horloge biologique étant calée aux aurores je profite très régulièrement de la Lueur Matinale à la recherche de scènes ensoleillées.
Ce matin là "Le public" était également présent pour admirer la brume Gâtinaise au lever du soleil.

My biological clock being set at dawn I regularly take advantage of the Morning Light in search of sunny scenes.
This morning "The public" was also present to admire the Gâtinaise mist at sunrise.

Just taking pictures of our two amazing children . They are 2 and 3 and no matter what’s going on in the world they are always a source of joy . 

We took an evening stroll through the streets of Munich and captured the last sunlights. 

I didn’t know this picture was being taken when it was. What a sweet moment. A beautiful reminder. 
Went on a mid-morning walk yesterday. 
On Monday, during our family devotional time we talked about paths. From Proverbs 4:14-19 , 22:6. 
Danny and I asked questions like “what are the two ‘paths’ of life that we can choose? What are they like?” 
While I was referencing Matthew 7:13-14 ; about the small gate and narrow path, that only few would actually find. And how the Bible says that more would walk the wider / broad / easier path (the enemy’s path, I called it)...
De’Angelo had a question. 
“What happens if you get lost and you go on the enemy’s path?” 
A question that, from a 5 year old at 9am I certainly wasn’t expecting. Danny and I answering him back between us. 
We told him that “God is always ready to lead us in the path of righteousness just like our Bible verses we are memorizing tells is (psalm 23) and if someone gets lost. They can always ask for forgiveness and ask the Lord to lead them back in the right path.” 
He had a long “oooooh.” 
And the sweet thinking face he puts on. 
Danny making eye contact with me, “that was a good question. ?” 
So when I found this picture was taken and saw the path we were walking on together it was almost like a wink from God. I had immediately remembered the devotion from the day before. 
I am not quite sure why, but I felt pressed to share. Maybe you feel lost. Maybe you didn’t even know there were two paths to begin with. I don’t know where you are walking right now in the moment. 
But God does. And it matters to Him where you are walking. Because YOU matter to Him. 

P.S. 
During this picture De’Angelo had been sharing with me how big he thought the trees were. That I (Desirée) was big but he said the trees were even bigger. Why? And I said, “well, because God wanted them to be that big baby.” 

And just like that, 
Teaching moments happen. About God. About the Bible. Teaching me. Teaching him.

A medium format point and shoot camera, a 120mm TriX400 roll, Napoli, a woman, the sea and... That's all !

Just a quick kodak moment in a photographer's day :)

Quiétude 

Life's not perfect but it's a good one. Enjoy the moments

It takes 100 shots to get one perfect picture but those imperfect pictures make the best memories. 

My partner lives on the other side of the country so this winter and spring we got a handful of disposable Kodak cameras and film for my 35mm SLR and shot a bunch of our favourite moments to keep us feeling connected when we are apart. Thank you Kodak!   Morgan Evelyn

A day without electronics lead us to Anahuac's National Wildlife Refuge. I took this photo to capture my children, enjoying nature's beauty. Michael 11yrs, Xavier 7yrs, and Kayla 8yrs. 

The light of sunset on the Potomac River casts a soft light on a boat in a quiet cove. 

When the clouds started rolling over and the rain started pouring, we decided there was no better time to grab our yoga mats and outside. There is no better way to end a stressful day than yoga overlooking a beautiful view, in all the elements!

Korbin was playing around on his sisters skateboard, and thought he was pretty cool when he worked out he could do (in his words) *a cool trick*. 

Just a chef doing what she loves best ❤️