I’m slowly finding myself to be the rare idealist and optimist.

• November 21, 2011
• amy
• New Orleans
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With the advance of warmer weather in the springtime (or as I like to call it, pre-summer) in Sydney, my boyfriend and I have been busy planting our vegetable garden.

• November 21, 2011
• jasmin
• Sydney
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• November 15, 2011
• jasmin
• Sydney
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These days, my mantra has been: “Be present.”

• November 15, 2011
• amy
• New Orleans
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Where I grew up, instant photos were seen as a cheap form of photography. Something fun, ultimately forgotten, just for the moment. As a late adopter of a Polaroid SX-70, I’m beginning to understand the allure of instant pictures. It’s unlike digital photography where the negatives are dispensable; a Polaroid in these days is precious, its chemicals sensitive and volatile. Of the whole pack, I only have this and another of my neighbour’s cat to mark the beginnings of this journey.

• November 7, 2011
• jasmin
• Sydney
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I have this fascination with empty lots. Especially here, I’m almost always surprised when I see a void between small buildings and homes. I wonder: What happened? What was there? What will be there? Looking forward into the distance, I see structures rising above while the past sits in the shadows. What’s next?

• November 6, 2011
• amy
• New Orleans
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