Hey there internet friends! We just thought we’d post a little something to start your weekend off right (happy Friday btw…who doesn’t love Fridays right?).  This past week Rico had the opportunity to attend the Ultramegeddon workshop with Mr. Roboto himself, Jeff Newsom. Jeff has always been an inspiration to us in our photography so it was awesome to be able to meet with him and learn from him. Well, you can’t get a bunch of photogs together without doing a shoot, so I just wanted to share some of the visual goodness that Rico shot while at the workshop. Enjoy and happy weekending my friends!

Had to include a long exposure shot from the night time galavanting mission at pirates cove.

So again, it’s the end of the week and I find myself back on the blog. This blog post however, is slightly different, no weddings or engagements, but a tribute. I’m sure you all know about the earthquake in Haiti that has left thousands dead and many more injured and homeless. Rico and I had the opportunity a couple of years ago to visit Haiti with the organization that I work for during the week (yep, I do have another job right now doing HR for seriously one of the best organizations around…how lucky am I?) called Plant With Purpose. One of the countries that PWP works in is Haiti and they brought Rico and I along to do some photography and visit the field. Seriously fell in love with the Haitian people, so hospitable, so beautiful, and so joyful. Our hearts are broken over this tragedy, over the loss of life, the loss of homes, and the loss of hope that a lot of these people are experiencing….People that greeted us personally with open arms, let us sleep in their homes, let us eat their food, let us listen to their stories. As fellow humans, brothers, and sisters, we need to reach out to the Haitian people the best way that we can, whether that be through donating, photography tributes, or even just your prayers. Please join with Rico and I as we celebrate this beautiful country and amazing people, praying for safety during this time of immediate need and then hope and endurance for the many months of recovery and rebuilding ahead. Below are pictures that we took while in Haiti, please take a look and see who it is you’re praying for and supporting, they really are quite fabulous (referring to the subjects of course, not the photos). Love you all!

If you would like to make a donation to the immediate relief efforts we recommend donating to the Red Cross or World Vision. If you would like to donate to the recovery and rebuilding efforts that will take place for the months to come then I recommend donating to Plant With Purpose.