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Thank you for visiting my blog! The posts are short, sweet and to the point. Typically current photos I have taken that follow my professional and personal life. No long written paragraphs here for all of you short attention span readers. And I'm not that good of a writer anyways :-) I hope you gain a good idea of who I am thru my photography, my travels, and my humor posted here. Come back soon!
I recently spent a week out in SoCal and had an absolute amazing time! I have been to SoCal a half dozen times before, but not since 2004, and this time I had a car for the whole week. The people in SoCal are so friendly and chill, and the drivers are equally as nice. People also wait to cross at the crosswalk. Eat your heart out Beantown!
Some of the highlights of the trip included my friend Corinne getting us amazing seats at the LA Kings game. She is friends with the teams captain, Rob Blake :-). Took in a little league baseball game with Pamela Anderson in Malibu (not joking), sprawled out on Britney Spears newly purchased bed (not joking again), dined at the chic new restaurant called Ketchup in West Hollywood, and I was able to chill out with Elvis (yes, he is Alive people, see pic below).
I couldn't be more happy today after seeing the new Wedding Style New England Issue featuring my image on the cover including more editorial on the inside (both in the NE issue and the National issue). What a way to close out a tremendous year! And with that said, I owe many thanks to all those who have confidence in me, especially Grace and her wonderful staff!
I recently photographed Cristin Dillon for SELF Magazine. Cristin not only is an amazing recent bride of mine (don't be jealous, she got married in Jamaica :-), but is the food blogger for SELF Magazine. Cristin is also a registered dietitian, and the founder of nutrition deliveRD, a grocery and meal-planning service.
Make sure to check out Cristin's website and DEFINITELY check out her blog on SELF. A half dozen brides of mine have told me they are religious about checking it daily!!! http://www.self.com/magazine/articles/2006/07/24/0724self_blogs
The magazine and I enlisted the services of Ann Marie Laurendeau (hair/makeup) and Mike Ritter (assistant photog.) to help with the shoot which took place at Russo's market in Waltham. We showed up to shoot at 9AM, and the market was Busy! So many thanks to the very friendly and accomodating staff at Russos who helped make the shoot work.
Catalina, otherwise known as CataScruffy, Trabby, or even Boobie, is growing up sooo quickly! I last blogged about her after she was born in August. And while I don't have any kids, it has been amazing to watch my friends baby grow over the past few months.
Here she is sporting her new pair of
Marc Jacobs Aviator glasses!
Here she is calling her BFs on her new
MotoRazrHere she just about had enough of Brian and her Mom
making her do silly things for the camera
I just spent another amazing three days in New York City shooting the Bridal Market for Wedding Style Magazine. Just like this past April, I covered amazing designers such as Reem Acra, Monique Lhuiller, Priscilla of Boston, and many many more. Be sure to check out the Spring Summer Issues of Wedding Style Magazine and Wedding Style New England to see my photos due out early January of 2008!
Reem Acra and her pooch!
Some shows are shot in hotel suites, and I just
loved the chandelier at the Waldorf Astoria,
illuminating the model.
Monique Lhuiller Show
And to top off my evenings in the Big Apple, I had two fantastic dinners in terms of company and food. On Sunday I shared an amazing meal at Serafinas with Grace Ormonde and Yanni, the laid back photo dual of Mike Colon and Ray Santana , and the lovely Tracy and Paula. Then on Sunday, another great meal at Ruth's Chris with the chic Rhode Island photographers Kristen and Jared Spencer. Everyone was a blast to hang out with and I am so fortunate to have the privledge of such great company.
Boston native / Grammy winner, Bobby Brown, suffered a mild heart attack Tuesday PM according to the Associated Press.
"Don't get me wrong - I'm really not zooped - Ego trips is not my thing ... I don't need permission - Make my own decisions - That's my prerogative" / to get my picture with him on the blog that is, lol.
Photo © 2006 Maria Panaggio/trabby
While people have mixed opinons about Bobby, I actually had the chance to meet Bobby at an after party, while on an assignment in the Bahamas shooting the 2006 Miss InterContinental Pagaent (Click here to see pics) He came across as a real pleasant and genuine guy and I wish him all the best.
Today I had the awesome good fortune of photographing a Wedding Style Magazine fashion shoot in Providence, RI. I collaborated with two other wonderful photographers, Cheryl Richards, and M Benedicte Verley. Both of whom were just fantastic to work side by side with! The day was SO much fun, and I can't wait to see the pictures in print. They will be available for all to see when the Spring/Summer issues of Wedding Style and Wedding Style NE hit the stores this coming January. Many thanks to all of those who have afforded me this amazing opportunity!
