Sally Mann Photography

I stumbled across this photographer, Sally Mann, on The Drifter and the Gypsy, and I just couldn't resist sharing too! Her photographs are so full of honesty, they have such beautiful tones, and I just adore them. They don't feel artificial, they feel real, like life itself.







What do you guys think of these images? Is there one that speaks to you?

Live it.

Normally, when I see or read things that have the message: Life life to the fullest, I simply roll my eyes and move on to something more interesting and less cliché.

However, lately I've been in such a carpe diem type of mood. Being in Paris probably has something to do with it. All major life changes are at first, extremely difficult, and later on, flip to the other extreme and become wonderfully fun, inspiring, fresh, and exciting.

Source: parkerfitzgerald.tumblr.com via Hannah on Pinterest

{Image by P.H. Fitzgerald, via Pinterest}
There's this song a friend played for me that merely consists of: a beat, and a man giving a graduation speech. The speech is the simplest, yet most clarifying view on life I've ever heard, and I believe that the following quote is from this song (of which I don't know the name, unfortunately).

"As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let us down, probably will. You'll have your heart broken and you'll break others' hearts. You'll fight with your best friend or maybe even fall in love with them, and you'll cry because time is flying by. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, forgive freely, and love like you've never been hurt. Life comes with no guarantees, no time outs, no second chances. you just have to live life to the fullest, tell someone what they mean to you and tell someone off, speak out, dance in the pouring rain, hold someone's hand, comfort a friend, fall asleep watching the sun come up, stay up late, be a flirt, and smile until your face hurts. Don't be afraid to take chances or fall in love and most of all, live in the moment because every second you spend angry or upset is a second of happiness you can never get back."

~ Unknown




It makes me feel so sad that so many people strive for nothing, and simply let life happen without taking an active role. We are all capable of such incredibly beautiful lives! Live it!

Source: kathychiu.tumblr.com via Hannah on Pinterest

{Source Unknown, please tell me if you now the photographer!}

Laura Evans - Paris Photography

Take a gander at these dreamy Paris photographs! I have the first one set as my desktop background. They're by photographer Laura Evans. Flickr. Facebook.

And while I'm here, I might as well mention that I leave the US for Paris in THREE DAYS!!!



{Laura Evans Photography Flickr. Facebook.}
{Laura Evans Photography Flickr. Facebook.}
{Laura Evans Photography Flickr. Facebook.}
{Laura Evans Photography Flickr. Facebook.}

Life Lessons + Playlist

What does it mean to be happy? Do you search your entire life for that one thing, place, experience, or person? Or do you make your own happiness, every second of every day?

{Image and design by me, Hannah. Words by Unknown.}