“. . . these are the times of dreamy quietude, when beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it…” – Herman Melville
Photo by Allison LaBine; Greenport, Long Island
Archive for travel photography
Tiger’s heart
Posted in Photography with tags blog, blogging, danger, dream, greenport, long island, melville, nature, new york, ocean, passion, peace, quote, sea, tranquil, travel photography, wild on June 10, 2012 by allisonlabineThe sound of sunrise
Posted in Photography with tags bird, blog, blogging, greenport, long island, memories, nature, new york, peace, photography, sunrise, travel photography on June 9, 2012 by allisonlabine
I walked with my memories of this beach…of Long Island.
And the sound of sunrise…the sound of peace and life. The sound of awakening.
Photo by Allison LaBine; Greenport, Long Island
Pantheon
Posted in Photography with tags blog, blogging, italy, music, photography, quote, rome, travel photography on June 4, 2012 by allisonlabine“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” – Victor Hugo
Photo by Allison LaBine; Rome
Blarney Castle
Posted in Inspiration with tags blarney castle, blarney stone, blog, blogging, castle, inspiration, ireland, nature, peace, photography, quote, travel photography, tree on May 31, 2012 by allisonlabine
“There is an eloquence in true enthusiasm.” – Edgar Allan Poe
Photo by Allison LaBine; Ireland
Fire of life
Posted in Inspiration with tags blog, blogging, future, inspiration, italy, life, nature, photography, quote, sky, travel photography on May 14, 2012 by allisonlabine
“Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.” – George Bernard Shaw
Photo by Allison LaBine; Italy
The unknown
Posted in Photography with tags alaska, blog, blogging, nature, ocean, travel photography, unknown on March 16, 2012 by allisonlabine“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Andre Gide
Image by Allison LaBine; Alaska
A Lifetime in a Moment
Posted in Poetry with tags blog, blogging, brazil, inspiration, nature, ocean, poetry, sea, travel photography on March 9, 2012 by allisonlabineLoose rock slips.
I climb higher,
Almost there.
Her voice rushes over me,
Urging me closer.
Her scent, her
Primeval perfume
Pulls with the
Force of life and death.
I can’t resist.
My fingers sink into earth;
She grabs my hair
With wild hands.
Almost…
I lift my face
To the sun, and
The whole world unfolds –
Blue as far as
The eye can see.
Salt weaving
Inside my soul.
White whispers
So smooth,
So soft,
So utterly devouring.
I close my eyes and breathe in
Deeply.
And in that moment,
Live for a lifetime.
-Allison LaBine
Image of me by Ticiana Hugentobler; Brazil
Roses
Posted in Inspiration with tags blog, blogging, inspiration, photography, quote, roses, travel photography on March 5, 2012 by allisonlabine”You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses.” – Tom Wilson
Image by Allison LaBine; Long Island, NY
Daiana
Posted in Photography with tags blog, blogging, brazil, photojournalism, portrait, travel photography on February 25, 2012 by allisonlabine”In my soul, I am still that small child who did not care about anything else but the beautiful colors of a rainbow.” – Papiha Ghosh
Image by Allison LaBine; Brazil
Through a child’s eyes
Posted in Photography with tags blog, blogging, brazil, child's eyes, moment, now, people, photography, photojournalism, poetry, staying power, travel photography on February 21, 2012 by allisonlabine”Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us do.” – Jean de la Bruyere
Image by Allison LaBine; Brazil
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