My February has been an amazing experience.
I’ve always wanted to visit different places, see the world but I’ve never been able to due to a few personal issues. Now I am back on my feet, I realize I can do anything I want to do.. the first step of my year was booking a trip to NYC. I can honestly say it was such a wonderful experience.
I stayed over in Brooklyn with Mr Joey L who was very kind to put up with me for just under two weeks. We watched stupid movies (ps. he’s scared of munkees in the Wizard of Oz, doesn’t clean and wears long johns = hot.), I styled him, ‘helped’ on one of his shoots where he was modelling for a magazine and he shot some wonderful images of me, a way in which I’ve never been photographed before.. Go over to his blog to see them!
I met up with the lovely Lindsay Adler (me and Lindsay are doing a fashion workshop business and photographer Felix Kunze – there was plenty of mishappenings going on. Everyday was a new experience. However, my iPhone decided to break in the first week and Apple were extremely unhelpful in fixing it, which made my trip difficult to organise especially with business meetings! I managed to get myself a $15 US phone that I can take on future trips, and it’s much cheaper too!
I took a visit to MOMA to see the Tim Burton exhibition – I have admired his work since the age of five so it was great to see his ‘real’ work and how his work has progressed. Anyone that is in NYC should go and visit!
I went along to my trip with my sidekick Damon Baker, who almost made me late for the flight to Amsterdam 
and met up with Hannah & Eric once we landed.
(from l-r Felix Kunze, Lindsay Adler, Joey L, Me, Brad & Gina Kugler) out in The Cabin bar.
I also got a new tattoo, this IS going to be my last one. I said that about the last one (on my foot) but they are addicitve. I’ve wanted this one on my wrist for a while. So, while I was in NYC I went to Smith Street Tattoo Parlour to get this hot piece of ink 
I WILL be back in NYC in April for workshops and then hopefully be there for a few months from June for a few different things.
This month I have several shoots to complete, I miss shooting personal work – it’s been a few months now since I’ve done any shoots for myself and I miss it. I realize how much I love my job when I crave to work!
I am shooting a few things for fashion week at the moment and have several meetings in London over the next week, lots of good things happening!
ps. a new interactive blog design is coming soon!
LJ.
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Micha Photography: I'm blown away by the likes of you and Joey L. You guys are the young rock stars of photography. You are an inspiration to people of your generation and some late bloomers like myself. Keep kicking butt! (February 25, 2010 6:33 am)
aseptyczny: those photos at Joey's blog are sweet indeed. Congrats for the trip. (February 24, 2010 10:52 pm)
Jure Perisic: nice tattoo ... girl your photos are crazy good ... and your work is big influence to me as young =) photographer =) =) (February 22, 2010 11:59 pm)
Brenda: Cool tattoo. Sounds like you are very very busy embarking your new adventure to the big apple. Good luck! Don't forget to take care of yourself too seeing that the schedule is packed. (February 22, 2010 3:16 pm)
Lara: I have a large one on my foot of a heartlock and japanese flowers then I had a star on my wrist (basically it's been turned into the design it's into now) (February 22, 2010 2:43 pm)
lizet: gorgeous new tattoo! cool design :) looks like you had a great time in NYC... The photo's Joey took of you are gorgeous!! I also love the one you made of him (saw it through twitter).
nice to have a place you can go to whenever you come to NYC! Better then going to a hotel or something :)
And i hope you're going to keep up doing the workshops, cause when i'll have a job in a year i would LOVE to participate in a workshop :D (February 22, 2010 2:37 pm)
Lena Katrin: Love your new tattoo. I can't recall seeing your other tattoo(s)? Do you have any pictures of them? I'd love to see!
You're looking gorgeous as always! x (February 22, 2010 1:55 pm)
alex*at*aufdemaur: oh congrats! i love nyc! i'm guessing you were also there for fashion week?? lucky! (February 22, 2010 4:22 am)
Colin: Lara, eat some cheeseburgers! You're so tiny! (February 22, 2010 3:07 am)
jeffhahn: Love the new tatt! xx (February 22, 2010 2:18 am)
Kirsty: Your whole life is an inspiration.
Congratulations on everything you've achieved xx (February 22, 2010 2:14 am)
Samantha Nandez: Yay for travel!!
Isn't it strange how something as painful as tattooing is addictive? I've gotten one so far and have plans for many more, go figure, LoL. (February 22, 2010 1:47 am)