Agatha Bolla

Sometimes it's nice to see your own city through the eyes of someone else- or in this case Sydney photographer Agatha Bolla. See more of her luscious images on her Tumblr cpatured.

I'd love to talk to all of these people and find out their stories. Chatting to strangers just doesn't happen that much nowdays though- at least not in the city anyway. My boyfriends parents were in town recently and commented that it's definitely more of a country thing. I think also it could be a difference in age too,"old" people always seem up for a chat.

In other news I've been super busy but happily have something exciting (in my world anyway!) that I've been working on to post soon. Stay tuned.

Hello Kitty Lomo Fisheye VII: Sydney

These are some photos from my last lomo batch I had developed. I've been meaning to use it more but I've barely touched it- it's that damn iPhone's fault! When Laura first got hers I scolded her because she didn't use her lomo or dslr anymore...and now I'm doing the same. DOH.

Hello Kitty Lomo Fisheye VI: Sydney

A few more shots from my time in Sydney. It's strange to think that it's sweltering here at the moment it's freezing cold in back there. Not quite sure which I'd prefer at the moment...

Hello Kitty Lomo Fisheye V: Sydney

A couple of months ago I sent back a few rolls of film with Johnny to get developed in Hanoi- it's so much cheaper to have them processed here. Being male, he never actually developed them so I dropped them off and only got them a few days ago. Oh Sydney how I miss you already!

Introducing Miss Dolly Tofu*

If you follow me on instagram (if not look for jodeska) then you've probably already seen these shots. These are a few images from a 1950's pin-up shoot that I styled and helped concept last week which was loads of fun and extremely exhausting. Can't wait to see the final shots- some of which I may have also made an appearance in!

On a side note, this lovely miss is still looking for a stage name. The brief is something cute, food related and use the initials DT. Any suggestions?

Sydney Dance Company has a Tumblr!

One of my favourite things to do in Sydney is heading along to see a performance by Sydney Dance Company.

Everything about it is captivating and beautiful and if you've ever seen or heard Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela speak then you can't help but get caught up in his passion (he is also incredibly funny).

Despite jumping onboard wholeheartedly with social media lately (I even attended a preview for bloggers last year) but it's still pretty amazing that they have started a tumblr! So far it's filled with gorgeous behind the scenes photos and compliments all their other communications perfectly in my books. Here's hoping for lots of updates and more beautiful images like these.

If you're interested be sure to check out their teaser for their upcoming show 2 One Another which explores human relationships and interactions. If the show is half as revealing and honest as the trailer it's sure to be amazing. Check it out here.

Love Ever After by Lauren Fleishman

If you're someone like me who breaks into a smile whenever you see old people holding hands or giving each other a peck, then you'll love this project called Love Ever After by New York photographer Lauren Fleishman. 

The series captures couples who have been together for over 50 years and was inspired by a love letter she had found from her grandfather to her grandmother. My favourite part about it (besides the photos of course) are the quotes from the couples.

"You really don't think about getting older. First of all, you're aging together and when you see a person constantly you don't notice big changes. Like you don't notice, oh you're getting a little wrinkle here and tomorrow you say oh it's a little deeper. No those are things that just happen. You dont pay attention to those things. You dont realize it.. really . You dont realize that you're.. I mean I'm not thinking everyday, oh my husbands 83 years old he's gonna be 84. Oh my goodness, I'm married to an old man. And I hope he feels that way too."  Angie Terranova, Staten Island, New York.

You can see more from this gorgeous project at her site here or contribute to the project over at Kickstarter.

Hope you have a lovely money-making-commercial-holiday-but-not-really-a-holiday tomorrow. It really is a silly day but I won't be able to resist dressing up in pink/red anyway!

I Love Saturdays

I Love Saturdays is a blog by Joanne Thies that I've been following for a little while. It's hard not to love her photography adventures and illustrations- especially when they're combined!

Her latest images make me long for (a real) summer, beach hair and melt-too-fast ice-cream cones.

Check out the full collection here.

Andrey & Lili: A Winter Holiday

I absolutely adore this photo series from Russian duo Andrey & Lili.

What's not to love? Fun, fresh and gorgeous styling. Bring on the braids!