Tribute to the most beautiful woman in my life. My mother.

My mother and I were blessed with the opportunity to road trip together a couple months ago when she helped me move from Cali to Jackson, Wy. It was a fabulous road trip and I just wanted to have a tribute to the most wonderful and beautiful woman in my life. Thanks mom for all your love and support! (Dad, you are next ;)

Three.

Three Solo Sailors: Zac Sunderland, 17. Mike Perham, 16. Saito, 75. Three Different Countries: USA, UK and Japan, Three Different Routes. Three Achieving the same dream.

I have been blessed with the opportunity to photograph and meet three extraordinary men this past weekend in Cape Town. The only one who had planned to stop here was Zac, that is why I am here. Mike and Saito had to stop to make repairs before heading back out to sea. Zac and Mike are currently trying to be the youngest to solo circumnavigate the world while Saito currently holds the record for the oldest person to solo circumnavigate the world. This is Saito's 8th time around the world. I have enjoyed chatting with Mike and his father Peter, they are wonderful people and have been very generous to me. Saito has a very warm and inviting smile and has been a wonderful person to chat with about his journey. Here is a look into three sailors following their dream.

Youth and Wisdom

Zac Sunderland, 17 and Mike Perham, 16, two young sailors both attempting to be the youngest to solo-circumnavigate the world had a chance to meet Minoru Saito who is 75 yrs old and on his 8th trip around the world. He currently holds the record for the oldest person to sail around the world solo. It was a wonderful moment in Cape Town and a pleasure to meet Saito.

Portrait Shoot

Zac had a portrait shoot with Kevin for Italian Vogue so I thought it would be a good chance to test out my mounted camera before sending it off on the boat to St. Helena. As you can see I was steering the boat and trying to take photos at the same time...multi-tasking ;) After the shoot, Zac and I decided to have a portrait shoot of our own. More to come...

Cape Town

I've been in Cape Town for about 10 days now photographing Zac Sunderland before he heads off to his next stop in St. Helena. I've been spending most of my time down at the Marina and have met some wonderful people. Everyone has been so generous to us and I am so gracious for that. Cape Town is a beautiful area full of magnificent landscape and beautiful people.







Zac pulling into the marina



World Cup Stadium being built



'Tablecloth' over Table Mountain







































Guys from Ocean Sailing heading out for the week



Ross from the Ocean Sailing Course



Bruce from the Ocean Sailing Course




Racing on the Addis in Cape, my first time ever on a racing boat...camera needed a bit of TLC afterwards :o)












Dragon Boats in the Marina
























Concert at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town