In honor of tomorrow being the International Day for Street Children, I thought I would share a few portraits I did of the Change Boys while we were in Ethiopia. Those of you following our blog for a while will probably remember when we filmed Change Boys, a short documentary about a band of street boys in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia whose lives were forever changed when a group of committed …
I am a believer in printing photos. Why? Photographs are meant to be tangible, physical representations of memories. They are meant to document moments and keep record of our lives. They are meant to be a legacy and an heirloom to pass on to future generations. In my opinion photographs are not being used properly when they are just sitting archived on hard drives. I put a lot of time …
Earlier this month we spent a few days in New York City working on event photography and video for a product launch with our friends at Bray Creative. They are ridiculously talented and we thoroughly enjoy working with their team every time we get the chance. It’s always great to work with people who both inspire and challenge you creatively – and who you actually enjoy hanging out with in …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day all! I love this holiday for many reasons – celebrating the incredible life of St. Patrick, commemorating my ancestors who came to the States from Donegal, Ireland during the Potato Famine, and also remembering our wonderful semester abroad in Ireland. Dave and I look back on our semester so fondly. We had such a great group of people living with us during the program and we …
At the beginning of 2013 I made the commitment to blog more and now here we are – 50 blog posts this year! I am hoping to double that number in 2014. The photos above are a compilation from my photography business Erica Baker Photography which I relaunched in August 2013. These past 4 months as a full time photographer and 12 months of blogging have been quite an adventure. I …
2013 was a year of travels. We are blessed to have such amazing friends, families, and clients around the country and world. This year we decided to share 13 cities in 2013. We asked my brother Chris, a graphic designer, to help out with the card (you might remember his work from last year, see it here). We wanted to share our experiences with everyone and knew that a card …
Last month I wrote about my birthday trip to New York City and how much fun Dave and I had exploring the city. I did not take my camera out too much during the weekend (mostly because we were lugging our overnight bags around and I just didn’t have my hands free) and shot primarily on my iphone. However, when we first arrived into Penn Station around midnight I took …
I love markets. We have seen a big resurgence of farmer’s markets here in Washington DC and I love walking up the street to my neighborhood market on Saturday mornings. There is something special about the way a market creates a safe space for both neighbors and strangers to interact. One of my favorite parts of traveling is visiting markets around the world – and the markets of Thailand did …
A few weeks ago I posted about a film shot in Panama. These photos/videos give a quick peek behind-the-scenes of the production. It’s amazing how many stories you create while filming in another country. I only wish we could share them all with the audience. The final product is only a fraction of what we experienced, and unfortunately, the film is only a fraction of the footage we shot. May …
This past summer Dave and I traveled to Thailand to crate a short film for aoneeight about Breakthrough Thailand, an organization working with teen girls and their families to strengthen families, create economic opportunities, keep kids in school, and cut off Bangkok’s sex industry at its source. Cori and Jub, the Co-Directors of Breakthrough Thailand are doing some incredible work in their village and we enjoyed getting a front row …