Less than 0.01% of the eggs hatch… and even fewer survive and reach adulthood. There are so many dangers for these little ones - the eggs are considered an aphrodisiac in Mexico, and if they are not by people or dogs looking for a snack, the hatched little ones often don’t make it to the...
Author Archives: Katya Nova
Almost a Gringa Local.
On my way to the market, I passed an indiscernible gate, where two sets of pre-war uniforms hung on these very bare walls. This may just be my favourite picture. Ever.
I felt uber cool driving Desiree’s jeep through the market streets, with my elbow out the window. Life is good. After a beautiful day surfing,...
Sayulita & Punta de Mita Adventures.
This soulful Mexico adventure has taken me to San Pancho, Nayarit. I’ve been really enjoying taking everything in slowly, taking my time to read good books, start learning to surf, eating lots of papaya, and starting my mornings with sun salutations.
Morning’s peaceful ponderings ended with a trip to Sayulita Beach to visit my friend Desiree,...
Barcelo Maya Palace. Mayan Riviera Wedding. Jessica & Ryan.
I vividly remember reading Jessica’s destination wedding inquiry on my blackberry this past summer… At the time I didn’t think of it as an ‘inquiry’ - it was simply the highlight of my whole week. I jumped up and down giddily in my kitchen, thinking of how amazing it would be to document their love in such...
Trash the Dress Creative. Mayan Riviera Barcelo.
We had even more fun than it looks.
I’m sitting here, in snowy Edmonton, anxious to share my ‘trash the dress’ beach session photos with you… I’ve decided to do things a little differently this time - and post the actual wedding & ceremony images last. Jessica & Ryan are amazing together… I just stood back...
Sun, Sand, Sizzling. Taste of First Impressions.
To say I was anxious would be an understatement. I had been to the Yucatan peninsula, and in particular, to Mayan Riviera and Playa del Carmen many times, but there’s nothing like photographing a wedding and documenting love of a beautiful couple in a place like this. A place like what?! Like this.
And like this.
Here...
Mayan Riviera Wedding. Jessica & Ryan. [teaser]
So I’ve just run into my room of the gorgeous Barcelo Maya Palace resort, still in my wet bathing suit - cervesa in one hand, internet cable in the other. Amen, I get to quickly blog and share a few teasers with you…
Jessica & Ryan had a beautiful wedding yesterday… and after the ceremony, we...
Boudoir. Betty.
I felt as if Betty was a girlfriend I haven’t seen in ages from the moment I stepped into her cozy Vancouver condo. We chatted, joked and laughed about what kind of a workout we are both getting on either side of the lens! This boudoir diva looks like she belongs on a Brazilian beach, sipping a...
[b] workshop. vancouver.
[b]ecker [b]lew us away. [b]ig time. He has given two full days to the eager wedding photographers of Vancouver and I was lucky to be among them yesterday. Becker broke it down, speaking from the heart. He made us laugh and inspired us to take an honest look at our wedding photography businesses and do...
Grass is Greener in Vancouver.
Sometimes the world just needs to slow down. And if it won’t, you have to put your hectic errands on hold and remember why you get up each morning.
We sat on a damp log, enjoying every millisecond of this January Saturday - and everything was peacefully still. Soft chillout beats of my boombox mixing with...