Skyline

Kara Brodgesell October 18, 2016

Walking back to my parents' apartment in Jersey City, I looked left and saw this.

Midday nap

Kara Brodgesell September 20, 2016

Lirra in the sunshine

Kara Brodgesell September 16, 2016

Lirra is always a bringer of sunshine

Rainy afternoon in Yosemite

Kara Brodgesell September 13, 2016

Third Rail

Kara Brodgesell September 12, 2016

I've been working for a few years on a personal project called Dogpatchwork, featuring businesses in my neighborhood. Not only does it feed my love for shooting new environments, it's also helped me to get to better know people and places right around me.

All photographs by Kara Brodgesell

Mon amour dans les Palais Royal

Kara Brodgesell September 9, 2016

My handsome husband on the last full day of our honeymoon, staring into memories of the past three weeks and wondering in which Parisian arrondissement to rent an apartment...

Joshua Tree hike

Kara Brodgesell September 7, 2016

First ever hike in the otherworldly landscape of Joshua Tree. Look closely and you'll see my friend ahead on the trail.

Reuniting with old friends in Santa Cruz

Kara Brodgesell September 5, 2016

Honeymoon snack

Kara Brodgesell August 25, 2016

Midday beignet and mojito in Antibes, May 2016

Trail Mavens in Big Sur

Kara Brodgesell October 8, 2015

I had the great fortune of joining a Trail Mavens weekend trip to Big Sur in September. Led by the ever-enthusiastic, enlightening, educational, effervescent Sasha Cox, I had a true getaway, where I met some fantastic women, took in new stunning landscapes, had honest campfire conversation and never checked my cell phone. By the end, it felt like I'd been gone for a week.