this way blog

New Zealand // North Island

taryn — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:43 +0000

New Zealand has been on my travel list since before I had really traveled anywhere… something about it always grabbed me and to finally set foot there was the best feeling ever. I could not get over the insane beauty of this country! Every direction I looked I fell more in love with how pure and untouched this place is.

We traveled for 3 weeks in a camper van – both north and south islands. We had a tentative route we wanted to take, but nothing set in stone. The freedom of cruising whichever direction the road took us was the best. We posted up in a different spot almost every night, driving an average of 3-6 hours each day and put about 4,200 km on our ride (all driving on the opposite side of the road).

Here are some of my photos from the north island with a few iphone & holga shots thrown in too! We had so many mini adventures within this first part of our trip… from exploring Auckland, wine tasting on Waiheke Island, hiking to Cathedral Cove, finding jaw-dropping gorgeous waterfalls & gorges outside Raglan, remembering how to use real maps instead of google maps, my endless attempts at trying to pet sheep (they all just run away from me), the geothermal wonders in Rotorua, being in awe of the friendliness of all the locals, camping in a redwood forest, watching Eric bungy jump in Lake Taupo (I opted out of that one!), seeing the icy blue Huka Falls, the empty black sand beaches in Awakino, exploring the sea caves at Tongaporutu, learning about the Maori culture, cruising the surf highway with Mt. Taranaki in the distance, jumping off the sand dunes in Foxton Beach, and eating our hearts out in Wellington. I could keep going… but I’ll just let you see the photos! ;) enjoy!

Tulum, Mexico

taryn — Thu, 30 May 2013 17:57:57 +0000

crystal clear water, white sand beaches, perfect clouds, fresh coconuts, habanero sauce on everything, dog friends, ahau tulum, cenotes, bike rides, coco locos, relaxation, hammocks, fresh fruit smoothies, negro modelos, hartwood, toes in the sand, naps… oh how i love you tulum.

more photos from the trip over on joielala!

on the road with nicki bluhm // the post social

taryn — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:15:50 +0000

i shot some photos of the gorgeous nicki bluhm for the post social while she was in san diego on her tour. nicki’s music is amazing… and so is her style (she completely rocked these novella royale bells)! go take a peek at the full feature over on the post social and make sure to check out Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers next time they are in your town.

the flight path

taryn — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:46:45 +0000

I’ve been helping my girl tammy out with some photos for her new wine bar that’s opening soon… lots more to come! in the mean time, go like them on facebook!

lomo 4-frame

taryn — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:41:03 +0000

just developed an old random roll of b/w film that i found recently in my 4-frame lomography camera. two i liked from SF and LA.

panama // travel

taryn — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:19:28 +0000

6 days and we were on the go…. panama city, casco viejo, boquete, volcan, cala mia, portobelo, isla grande, and back to panama city! sooo many laughs on this trip! we had the best time and i fell in love with this country.

MOVMT

taryn — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:48:22 +0000

we shot a feature for the post social recently on a super rad san diego shoe brand doing good good things… go check out some photos and see the feature on TPS. #bethegood

austin // texas

taryn — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:08:25 +0000

shelby & i traveled to Austin, TX for the first time last year to shoot a wedding and now we wish we were texans ourselves. #lovethatcity // go check out some photos from the trip over on joielala.

this way –>

taryn — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:54:33 +0000

it’s time for a new adventure! welcome to my new photo blog where i’ll be posting all kinds of photos i take… whatever they may be. i hope you enjoy! xo

{photo taken in the streets of london}