Hello, friends! This is just a quick note to let my followers know that I've moved to @zipporah. My perfectionism got the better of me – I couldn't hang with the typo in my username! I just made an

In India – to my eye – nearly every street vendor's display was a thing of art, each element laid out with care – as visually colorful and appealing as the locals running and frequenting them. camera:

I was mesmerized by the rippling patterns of this stray dog's lapping – impressed by the uniformity of it – so much like sound-waves, expanding outward in perfectly measured, concentric circles. camera:

During our month together in Gokarna – a little beach town about 3 hours South of Goa – my dear friends, Oliver and Joni and I did a lot of collaborative art. Mostly, we'd sketch throughout the day, switching

....sometimes – it's best to let the photo speak for itself. camera: Canon EOS 5D Markii lens: 85mmf1.2L specs: ISO 50 - f1.4 - 1/3200 sec date: 4 December 2009

My Nanny's (grandmother's) backyard in Tucson, Arizona – unkempt and overgrown. She's been gone a long time now, yet the few photos I took during my last visit with her in 2007 – this being one of those

This kindly fellow cooked our meals at Dhamma Pokhara, a Vipassana meditation center located just outside of Pokhara in Nepal. I was there as a server, meaning – I was supporting women who were sitting

Springtime gardens in Portland are dewdrop treasure troves. I can (and do) become happily lost in them for hours. camera: iPhone 6s lens: olloclip pro macro (3-in-1) - 21x magnification

The ghats (steps that lead to the Ganges River) in Varanasi are bustling places full of drying laundry, holy cows, beggars, feral dogs, boys flying kites, sahdus (holy men) and – everywhere you look –

During my year-long journey through India and Nepal, I spent about 3 months in Varanasi. Though it was one of the most intense cities I've ever spent time in, I couldn't seem to make myself leave. It was

Daisy and her butterfly... Captured with a Canon EOS 5D Markii & 35mmf1.4L prime lens

A perfect sphere, resting quietly on a blade of grass, enjoying its sunshine spotlight. Captured using an iPhone 6s and 21x magnification olloclip macro lens

First, a confession: I suffer from pretty intense ADD, with a healthy dose of OCD and debilitating perfectionism sprinkled on top of everything . Either my attention is fragmented between a million things

While it wasn't the sparkling stone I'd seen hundreds of times in pictures, it was still magnificent. The upside to it being monsoon season was the relative emptiness – just a handful of locals and very

Met this colorful young fella in Agra during my first week of a year-long journey through India and Nepal. Captured with a Canon EOS 5D Markiii & 85mmf1.2L lens

One chilly evening after an ice-storm in Portland, Oregon – snowflakes landing upon my lens, creating yummy little bokeh bubbles. • Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Markiii & 14mmf2.8L prime lens • ISO 2500

The brilliant kiss of just married sweethearts. Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Markiii & 50mmf1.2L prime lens

Magnificent, watery gemstones set on the edge of my favorite, leafy green – nature's perfect jewelry, sparkling in the autumn sunshine. Captured with an iPhone 6s using a 14x magnification olloclip macro

About half as big as a popcorn kernel – adorably perfect – beautifully translucent – sitting pretty amongst the dewdrops on a daisy petal. Captured with an iPhone 5s using a 21x magnification olloclip

That's a pretty big question for a gal with a decidedly full epithet. ZIP•PO•RAH – three, whole syllables forming a combination of sounds not often strung together. Add my first to middle and last and