Category: adventures & travels

travel | delights of the four corners

Just a few peeks at a project in the Southwest a few weeks ago. These are a compilation of random landscapes that we shot while traveling through Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. Enjoy 🙂

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insta-new york

It was nice to be out in New York again for an engagement session. Something about that city just feels like home and every time I take walks through the city, that feeling grows stronger. Here are just a few of my favorite personal photos from the trip 😉

525042_10101651597816563_505533621_n533016_10101656560930443_1603342483_nYou can view more of our travel and adventure photos on instagram at @vivysachs

travel | kauai

The Kalalau Trail along Nā Pali Coast of Kauai is probably one of the most beautiful trail I have ever hiked. Never have I done a hike quite as strenuous nor one that runs approximately 11 miles (one way) long along the island’s north shore from Keʻe Beach to the Kalalau Valley.

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The drive to the trailhead of the trail was lush eye candy. I wish I had taken more photos while on the trail but to be honest, photos don’t compare to actually being there.
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2013 Travel

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These past few weeks have already been a whirlwind but it’s just the beginning 🙂 We’re getting excited as save-the-dates from 2013 clients start rolling in. We are definitely looking forward to another year of picture perfect smiles! Below is our current travel schedule, should anyone wish to say hello or book a session while we’re in town 😉

FEBRUARY 20-22 /// NEW YORK
APRIL 14-20 /// ARGENTINA
MAY 17-19 /// CHICAGO
JUNE 1-13 /// CROATIA
JUNE 20-24 /// CANCUN
JULY 4-9 /// QUEBEC
AUGUST 2-4 /// LOS ANGELES
SEPTEMBER 16-20 /// NEW YORK
SEPTEMBER 20-22 /// OAHU
OCTOBER 4-6, 18-20 /// HAWAII
NOVEMBER 13-27 /// ASIA

ICONS premiere

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It was great seeing Markus and Indrani at their ICONS premiere last night in LA, and even better that we got to be there alongside the bay’s finest, Mark Sebastian, Alex Bauzon, and John Agcaoili 

http://www.markusklinko-indrani.com/ — at Merry Karnowsky Gallery.

nyc fashion week 2012 | spring 2013


Douglas Hannant Spring 2013 line.Celebrities spotted at the Douglas Hannant show were Paula Abdul, Ivana Trump, Judy Guiliani, and Judith Light.

Model spotted on the subway en route to the next show.
Models and by-standers outside the Jeremy Scott show – definitely a celebrity-infested show to say the least!
Miss Paris Hilton… looking stunning in person!
Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte! He had all the girls swooning and his skin is flawless!
Sky Ferreria.
 Natalia Kills.
Swizz Beatz. Alicia Keye’s husband, holding their adorable son, Egypt.  Grandpa is following behind. Other celebrities that made the Jeremy Scott show were Tyra Banks, Lauren Conrad, Minka Kelly, Jordana Brewster, Adam Lambert, Cory Kennedy, Leigh Lezark,  and former Rachel Zoe stylist Brad Goreski.
Backstage preparations before the show.
Last minute alternations.
Showtime!
Daisy Fuentes looking radiant!
Model waiting outside Reed Krakoff show. Rachel Zoe and Julianne Moore were also spotted at this show 🙂 Models at the NYC Fashion Week just have that look about them! And they’ve got some good style!

travel | California National Parks and Scenic Places

Bucket list of national parks and scenic places in California (source: americansouthwest.net):

CABRILLO National Monument – rocky peninsula near San Diego
DEATH VALLEY National Park – starkly beautiful desert wilderness
DEVILS POSTPILE National Monument – unusual volcanic basalt formations in the eastern Sierra Nevada
GOLDEN GATE National Recreation Area – beaches, coastal bluffs, historic buildings and military sites around San Francisco
JOSHUA TREE National Park – desert, large rocks and curious plants
KINGS CANYON National Park – large wilderness area with deep canyons, lakes, sequoia trees and waterfalls
LASSEN VOLCANIC National Park – amazing volcanic and geothermal phenomena
LAVA BEDS National Monument – cinder cones, craters and lava caves in the far north
MOJAVE National Preserve – excellent desert scenery
MUIR WOODS National Monument – small but accessible redwood forest north of San Francisco on the Marin Peninsula
PINNACLES National Monument – isolated mountains composed of eroded, volcanic rock
POINT REYES National Seashore – isolated hilly peninsula bordered by miles of wind-swept beaches and cliffs
REDWOOD National and State Parks – dense coastal redwood forests
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS National Recreation Area – canyons, grassy hills and Pacific Ocean beaches, northwest of Los Angeles
WHISKEYTOWN-SHASTA-TRINITY National Recreation Area – forested lakes in the northern California mountains
SEQUOIA National Park – huge trees, cliffs and mountains
YOSEMITE National Park – glaciated peaks and valleys of great beauty
ANZA-BORREGO DESERT State Park – large, varied area of canyons, mountains, desert and badlands
BIG SUR – the Pacific Coast of central California, south of Carmel
BIG BASIN REDWOODS – thick coastal redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains, south of San Jose
BODIE State Historical Park – exceptionally intact, well preserved and authentic California ghost town
CALAVERAS BIG TREES State Park – giant sequoia in the northern Sierra Nevada
CALIFORNIA MISSIONS – series of historic Spanish churches dating from 1769
HUMBOLDT REDWOODS State Park – ancient redwood forest in north California
LAKE TAHOE – major center for recreation, enclosed by high mountains
PALM SPRINGS – exclusive city surrounded by deserts and mountains
POINT LOBOS State Reserve – beautiful, rocky peninsula with abundant wildlife, near Carmel and Big Sur
Algodones Dunes – vast sandy expanse in the far southeast
Andrew Molera State Park – Big Sur beaches and coastal bluffs
Big Pine Lakes – mountain lakes high in the Sierra Nevada, beneath Palisade Glacier
Box Canyon – twisting, eroded ravine, part of the San Andreas Fault
Calico Ghost Town Regional Park – partially restored silver mining town northeast of Barstow
Castle Crags State Park – sculptured granite cliffs in far north California
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park – redwood groves alongside the Pacific Ocean
Donner Memorial State Park – historic location with a relaxing setting
Emerald Bay State Park – scenic inlet on the west side of Lake Tahoe, containing Fannette Island
Garrapata State Park – beautiful section of the Big Sur coastline
Giant Sequoia National Monument – many groves of giant sequoia trees, in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains
Griffith Park – hilly city park overlooking Hollywood and Los Angeles
Hat Creek Volcanic Area – lava flows, craters, cinder cones and lava caves, near Lassen Volcanic NP
Hot Creek Geological Area – hot springs and fumaroles close to Mammoth Lakes, part of the Long Valley Caldera
Humboldt Lagoons State Park – forested lagoons beside the northern Pacific coast
Jacumba Outstanding Natural Area – desert and mountains near the Mexican border
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park – giant redwoods in the far northwest
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park – a coastal waterfall, beaches, cliffs and wooded hills, along Big Sur
Lost Coast – the wildest and least developed stretch of California’s Pacific coast
MacKerricher State Park – sand dunes, beaches and tidepools, on the Pacific coast north of Fort Bragg
Mammoth Lakes – ski resort town at the edge of the Sierra Nevada
McArthur Burney Falls Memorial State Park – beautiful waterfall and a wooded lake
Mono Lake – unusual lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada foothills
Mount Shasta – snow-capped volcano in the Cascade range
Pinnacles National Natural Landmark – strange spires in the desert south of Trona
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park – coastal redwoods near Crescent City
Point Arena – unusual rocks and a historic lighthouse, along the Pacific coast
Rainbow Basin National Natural Landmark – weathered desert canyons and badlands
Red Rock Canyon State Park – exposed, eroded, colorful strata
Route 66 – long section of the old highway through the Mojave Desert
Saddleback Butte State Park – isolated peak in Antelope Valley, in the southern Mojave Desert
Salt Point State Park – undeveloped section of the north California coastline, with unusual sandstone formations
Salton Sea – large, shallow, salty inland lake bordering Imperial Valley
San Bernardino Mountains – steep-sided range northeast of San Bernardino, including Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Lake
San Gabriel Mountains – hilly area providing a refuge from Los Angeles
Sonoma Coast State Park – 15 miles of beaches, cliffs and coastal grasslands, in Sonoma County, north California
Tomales Bay State Park – sheltered inlet at the edge of Point Reyes
Torrey Pines State Reserve – dunes and sandstone cliffs north of San Diego
Trinidad State Beach – beautiful section of the north California coastline
Vasquez Rocks County Park – exposed, angular strata north of Los Angeles

travel | istanbul

It’s Friday morning here in Turkey and we’re here in beautiful Istanbul . To my surprise, there’s a myriad of european people wandering the area of Beyoglu, which is where we are staying. We are a few steps away from Beyoglu’s Balik Pazar. My brother came with me and brought with him at least 80 rolls of film. It’s like heaven for a street photographer like himself. I can certainly say that Istanbul is a Turkish delight in itself.

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