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Photography, Travel & Life on the coast
Fine art photography prints from the French Riviera, the story behind the pictures, and travel tips too!
Come along and explore glittering turquoise water and quiet moments on the beautiful Côte d’Azur.
Antibes Travel Diary Antibes is a super cozy, smallish and easily walkable town with cute shops, sandy beaches, amazing views, and LOTS of yachts, The Port Vauban Marina is the largest yachting harbor in Europe and there’s everything from “smaller” luxury yachts to gigantic mega-yachts with helicopters on board. If you like yacht-spotting, Antibes is
As I mentioned in a previous post, a few years ago, I was lucky enough to spend 2 months in Villefranche-sur-Mer, walking, exploring, and photographing the French Riviera. Almost 30 years earlier, I had been on a bus that drove through the town; it was so pretty and I remember thinking, I’d love to come
A few years ago, I was lucky enough to spend two months photographing on the French Riviera. I stayed in Villefranche-sur-Mer and I chose it as my home base for a couple of reasons: One was that in 1991, I was studying in Aix-en-Provence and one day, we went on a trip to Grasse and
Love is in the air at La Plage de l’Hôtel Amour in Nice, France. 🙂 I personally fell in love with the cool turquoise and pink neon sign that sits over the entrance to the beach club and thought it would make a perfect print for above the bed, or to give as a Valentine’s
New work: Mediterranean Shades of Teal. I know I’ve said it before, but the colors of the Mediterranean amazed me every single day I was there. They were never the same, always shifting, and always stunning. I photographed these ombré shades of blue, teal, cyan, turquoise, aquamarine, and mint green looking down from the Basse
New work from France! “Riviera Reverie” is a series of twelve images that I photographed in various locations on the Riviera – Nice, Cannes, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Menton, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Cap d’Antibes, Theoule-sur-Mer, and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat to be precise. I created this series because I love each and every one of these images, and what they have in common,
My latest series from the Côte d’Azur is a bit different from my usual work, but I just couldn’t resist these beautiful vibrant shades of blue, teal, and turquoise, and the abstract patterns of the floor of the Mediterranean. I love the little pops of color that the kayaks and standup paddle board adds to
I’m so happy to announce the next set of prints from France! “The Little Sailboats” is another short series, this one consists of three prints. I photographed this series in Menton early on a summer morning when all was quiet and the air was still. Menton is a beautiful little town right on the border