A while back I had the opportunity to shoot the amazing, talented, and beautiful Cassie in her sacred space and what an honor it was. I was in the studio running around adjusting lighting, prepping as I always do then as my custom, I then take a few minutes to breathe, and observe my subjects in their element. I let them “be” for a few moments, as lovers whisper and smile, families lovingly banter, children giggle and run around with the sheer wonderment of life, and Cassie.. well she just was in her place unaware of the world around her for she was lost in her power of {Now}…

Now as I embark on the journey of a Yogi and embrace the power of being present in my practice of Yoga I look at these in a completely different way now. Then, I had felt the serene she embodied and cast out towards me and my soul, now I feel that serene at a different level and I commend her for her ultimate dedication to the moments I was photographing her and she was nowhere but there.. in her then.. in her now. The past is the past, the future is the future.. the present.. well that is a gift and that is now. So be still… listen.. and just be…