It’s not every day that you get an opportunity to peer into a world almost entirely unknown to outsiders.

We give you here but a fleeting glimpse into the world of the Hasidim, a minority of minorities — a small inner circle within a circle inside the Jewish nation. And that nation itself,

Ekaterina Morozova-Pomier is a professional tennis player, ranked number 67 in singles and number 29 in doubles in the NCAA, Spring 2012. She has won 30 gold medals, several ITF tournaments, and  Russian Championships three years in a row in doubles, 2006-2008.

Ekaterina also enjoys teaching. Whether in private or group lessons,

Business photography is in high demand in these fast-changing times. This is because a company’s photographic portrait creates its personality, its status, and its image.

Every executive and manager understands that in the initial stages of a business relationship, a firm’s partners and clients unconditionally expect to get an accurate picture of the concern with whom they will be dealing over the longer term,

A bright and sunny afternoon in March 2014.

This wedding dress has some serious plans for today, and is feeling a little impatient playing the waiting game.

No worries, its wearer will arrive any moment now.

Let there be no mistake whose wedding dress this is!

Every event begins with a venue.

From its placid and unassuming appearance here you might never guess that this restaurant will very soon host an event that is among the very most joyous and sacred in all of Jewish life.

As it does in many cultures, the ring  plays an integral role in the Jewish wedding,

Washington-on-the-Brazos (or, simply, Washington) sits on the Brazos River in Washington County, Texas, about 75 miles northwest of Houston. Founded when Texas was still a part of Mexico, the settlement was later the site of the 1836 signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

The Barrington Living History Farm is a living museum farm homestead closely approximating the mid-19th century farm founded by Dr.

My naturalist sensitivities had been urging me to make this excursion for a good few years now, and I finally caved.  Which is not to say that I did not myself find our visit to Longhorn Cavern State Park a rewarding experience, because I truly did, and in no small measure.

The cost of admission,

“When can we start photographing my newborn baby?” This is a question I hear very often.

The best time to photograph your newborn is in the very first days of life!

You are holding in your hands your little bundle of joy, so precious and beautiful that he tugs at your heartstrings.

Today’s magicians are different. In everyday life they are ordinary managers, teachers, and photographers moving among us, working their spells incognito. But once a year they reveal their true form (at the Rennaisance Festival, for example). And then you find out, the sorcerer among us – is your neighbor.

Fragile and delicate, a winged marvel visiting me for a fleeting moment. Off and away flies my childhood like a multi-hued butterfly.