Go out and practice a type of photography that you usually don’t do often!⁣

As photographers and creative professionals, it’s so important to keep that relationship with your work healthy. Much like any relationship, you have to foster it with care and love- one of the ways I foster this is by going out and practicing different forms and areas I don’t frequent as often. If you’re a portrait or wedding photographer, go take some documentary style street photos! If you work mostly in landscapes, go take photos of a friend! ⁣

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We learn soo much when we try new things, when we experience new methods, when we live a little bit differently, so much beauty and clarity can greet our lives!⁣

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Here are some of my personal takeaways with this little photo walk/ street photography outing:⁣

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Biggest takeaways:⁣

1. You don’t have to be good at something to try it: that’s the point to try and experience new things that teach you new perspectives⁣


2. There’s beautiful in slowness- I’m always⁣

running through these sidewalks, having the⁣

opportunity to stop and take it all in- you notice the small details, how the light hits the streets, how the city slowly awakens, how small beauty and details are everywhere- you just have to be open to SEE them- a metaphor for life truly⁣


3. Find community that desires to explore and⁣

experience this life fully- I met these two women in this past season of life and expressed interest in doing a small photo walk- so we held each other accountable and spent the morning slowly and authentically ⁣

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Here are a few of my favorites from an early morning in Antigua, Guatemala.

A domed white cupola sits atop an ochre colonial building with terracotta roof tiles.
Colonial style building with arched walkway and palm trees in historic Antigua Guatemala.
A red colonial building with wooden door and white chimney tower against blue sky.
Colorful colonial street with red and yellow buildings and parked cars in Antigua Guatemala.
A terracotta tiled roof and small bell tower against a blue sky on a colonial building.
Colonial style white building with iron gates and an orange bell tower against grey sky.
Cyclist rides past weathered orange building with barred window and wooden door in colonial style street.
Bird perched on clay tile roof against overcast sky.
A misty colonial street with lanterns and mountains visible in the background.
Detail of blue wall with traditional window molding and iron bars.
Close-up of a weathered stone wall with exposed bricks and crumbling plaster texture.
Cyclist pedals past white colonial building with distinctive domed tower in historic town.
Vintage street lamp glows against dusky sky with silhouetted trees.
Cobblestone street lined with colonial buildings leading to historic church in distance.
A parked tuk-tuk on a cobblestone street beside colorful colonial buildings with wooden doors.