a look back at 2012
I still can’t believe a year has passed since we moved to Berlin and at the same time, it feels so much longer than that. I owe all of you, dear friends and readers, a huge thank you for all the love and support you have shown me this past year. Taking the leap to full-time freelancing has taught me so much about myself, at times was terrifying (and still sometimes is), and it has once again shown me how amazing this blog world is. I feel blessed to be a part of it.
Here are a few of my favorite 2012 memories:
we started 2012 off with an apartment full of boxes and no furniture but were thrilled to finally call Berlin home.
we were welcomed to the city with -20C temperatures, a cold I had never felt before. Fortunately I had a trip planned to California so I escaped before I turned into an icicle.
I was blessed to be able to photograph my brother Brooks and his fiancé (now wife!) Katie while I was home. We were both super sick with a nasty flu, but we managed to take some beautiful engagement photos at sunset in our hometown.
We celebrated Andreas’s 30th birthday in Hamburg and I fell for the charming harbor city.
After months of searching, we found and quickly fell in love with sweet little Billy Jean, who we quickly re-named Hazel Blue.
we are obviously slightly obsessed with her, and totally okay with that :)
The first Hive Conference took place here in Berlin in March and I finally got the chance to meet some fabulous blog friends in real life. I feel so very blessed to call these girls dear friends!
Andreas and I met up with our lovely friends, Travis Jay and Randall, in Amsterdam and combined a travel photography trip with lots of shopping and eating.
I was thrilled to take part in the first Blog’nhagen in Copenhagen with 8 other bloggers. To say it was fun would be a huge understatement.
The Blog’nhagen group: Thea, me, Brittany, Isabelle, Annaleena, Anne, Emma, Maria, Jenny.
we spent most of our summer exploring Berlin’s parks and lakes.
In July, we celebrated Brooks & Katie’s beautiful wedding in Santa Barbara, a town Andreas has decided is heaven on earth.
I photographed the cover of Issue 4 of sisterMAG as well as a fashion story inside the magazine.
I was thrilled to be asked to shoot a “Lover’s Guide to Berlin” story for Reverie Magazine, which was styled and produced by Thea and Toni from sisterMAG
Thea, Anne and I traveled to Eindhoven for Hello Etsy, which was super inspiring and so fun to meet lots of talented and creative new faces.
I photographed a story written by Lindsey, of Lost in Cheeseland, for The New York Times T MAG in Paris.
I found a way to call a wine tasting tour around Paris, “work”.
After a few months of teaching myself how to shoot and edit video, I shot my first video for a commercial client, celebrating the new and improved Everplaces iPhone app.
I got the chance to photograph my friend Brittany and her fabulous paper flowers for sisterMAG in Copenhagen.
I hosted my very first giveaway on my weddings blog and winners Daryl and Steven came to Berlin for their couples shoot, we had a great time exploring the city and taking pictures together.
the first snow in the Black Forest is something magical
although my hometown is pretty amazing all year round. We celebrated Christmas with family, friends, cinnamon rolls, 4 hour games of Monopoly (I finally won!!), walks on the beach, afternoon hikes, burritos, and lots of sunshine- the perfect California Christmas.
I hope 2013 is off to a great start for all of you! I have a feeling this will be a great year :)
15 Comments
tina @ colourliving
January 4, 2013Beautiful recap. Beautiful photos.
Looking forward to seeing you back at The Hive.
Happy New Year x
Your dog is gorgeous, so is hubby
Kristina
January 4, 2013What a great recap! Seeing all those wonderful memories in one place makes me want to start a blog right away just so I have a place to document all the things that happen in life. Guess that’s what most blogs are about but I still couldn’t find the courage to do it. But your blog really is a great inspiration to take the leap and just do it. Maybe one day :)
Ashley Ludaescher
January 5, 2013I hope you do find the courage to start blogging Kristina! What started out as a place just for me to share my life in Germany with family and friends has become such a wonderful blessing in my life. It is really scary to put yourself out there, and I still have a hard time second guessing my posts or photos, but finding like minded blog friends that support you and your endeavors makes it all worthwhile. I am constantly inspired by the blogging community and it really helps me keep motivated as a freelancer.
Prêt à Voyager / Anne
January 4, 2013Happy 2013! Can’t believe you’ve only been in Berlin for a year! You two feel like naturals there :)
Julia Manchik
January 4, 2013Congrats on a good year! You’re making me want to move to Europe!
Ashley Ludaescher
January 5, 2013Oh my word, you guys should!! or at least come back for another visit!!
Sivan
January 4, 2013What a fabulous year! Wishing you a creative 2013
xox
Toni
January 4, 2013So many nice memories of 2012! Looking forward to many more in 2013 :-)
Rachel
January 5, 2013Wow! Looks like it was a fantastic year. So inspiring! Thanks for dropping by my FB, it’s nice to discover your work too! Perhaps we’ll cross paths when I’m back in Berlin :)
andreas
January 5, 2013to many more great years together. hazel is also looking forward to lots of doggy adventures. mama is the best she says! xo
Susan
January 5, 2013What an amazing year…Happy New Year to you all (Hazel included of course)!
Danielle
January 5, 2013What a gorgeous year it’s been for you! Wishing you a 2013 with even more goodness :)
Brigitte
January 6, 2013großartig! Ein absolut interessantes Jahr! Weiter so in 2013.
Hug.
Sarah
January 7, 2013What a beautiful part of the world you live in. It’s wonderful that you appreciate that and do such a great job of expressing it through your photography. Thank you!
Meg
January 7, 2013Looks like it’s been an amazing year! Happy 2013!