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KAREN WALROND
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CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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make your moment & hassleblad friday, roll #20: the sonoma edition (& the difference between film & digital)
make your moment & hassleblad friday, roll #20: the sonoma edition (& the difference between film & digital)

Can you tell the difference between film & digital?​

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placesKaren WalrondMarch 1, 2013hasselblad friday, hasselblad Comments
other places i've been (around the web)
other places i've been (around the web)

In amongst all this travel, I've been busy writing elsewhere, as well.  Here's a peak at some other places I've been.

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Karen WalrondFebruary 28, 2013Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, the Oscars, Babble, giving back Comments
make your moment: vineyards, wineries and that thing about wine
make your moment: vineyards, wineries and that thing about wine

The amazing wine country scenery, and a new realization about wine culture.​

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placesKaren WalrondFebruary 27, 2013la crema, wine culture Comments
make your moment:  my morning in healdsburg, and all you really need to know about wine
make your moment: my morning in healdsburg, and all you really need to know about wine

I had a serious wine-tasting last week, and had a bit of an epiphany.  Here's what I learned.

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placesKaren WalrondFebruary 25, 2013la crema, make your moment, sonoma county, wines, wine tasting Comments
journey to sonoma
journey to sonoma

Today I'll be exploring the wonderful world of La Crema wines.  But first, the story of how I got here.​

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placesKaren WalrondFebruary 21, 2013la crema, sonoma county, make your moment Comments
on connecting
on connecting

A lovely little video to make you happy (and a picture of my daughter telling bad knock-knock jokes).

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familyKaren WalrondFebruary 20, 2013alex, connection, family Comments
a walk in the woods
a walk in the woods

I admittedly have a rather troubled relationship with nature.

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big plans, familyKaren WalrondFebruary 18, 2013walk in the woods, make your moment, la crema Comments
bonus shots:  a new toy
bonus shots: a new toy

I've been a bad, bad girl.

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big plansKaren WalrondFebruary 16, 2013nikon wide angle lens Comments
you were made to be awesome
you were made to be awesome

We interrupt Chookooloonks for an encouraging word.

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Karen WalrondFebruary 15, 2013Kid President Comments
my top 10 tips for taking a decent self-portrait
my top 10 tips for taking a decent self-portrait

I'm not an expert on taking self-portraits -- but here's what works for me.

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placesKaren WalrondFebruary 14, 2013self portraits, photography practice, photography tips Comments
on travel, photography, and giving kids a shot at life
on travel, photography, and giving kids a shot at life

Photography is truly a poor substitute for travel.  So while I share my images, I hope you'll also go out and find your own stories -- and also, I hope you'll help give kids a shot at life.

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placesKaren WalrondFebruary 13, 2013travel, photography Comments
let's do this
let's do this

It's time to light a fire.

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big plansKaren WalrondFebruary 12, 2013ze frank, beginnings Comments
scenes from the weekend:  date night
scenes from the weekend: date night

Marcus & I had date night on Saturday night, and I took the opportunity to practice some low-light photography.  Here are my favourite shots.

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big plans, placesKaren WalrondFebruary 10, 2013mongoose vs. cobra, anvil bar, sparrow bar + cookshop, date night Comments
a valentine's day craft for kids with moms who are *completely* uncrafty
a valentine's day craft for kids with moms who are *completely* uncrafty

I'm not crafty, but I invented a little Valentine's Day craft for Alex.  Martha Stewart, honey, watch out.

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big plans, family, placesKaren WalrondFebruary 8, 2013valentine's day, arts & crafts Comments
random thoughts:  authenticity and privacy are not mutually exclusive
random thoughts: authenticity and privacy are not mutually exclusive

I've been thinking about the relationship between authenticity and privacy.  And I think it's okay to have both, you know?

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondFebruary 6, 2013authenticity, privacy Comments
what i want my work to feel like
what i want my work to feel like

On considering emotion in work product.

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big plansKaren WalrondFebruary 5, 2013photography, emotion Comments
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HEY BOSTON! 

I'll be speaking this week at the Brown Forum for Women in the Law -- an activist-forward law school with impressive alums. This year's theme is "Generations of Justice : Sharing Experiences Across Ages," and I'm honoured to b
NEW WEBINAR SERIES! Please join me and other authors in this free webinar series, Where Do We Go From Here: Conversations About Community, Creativity, and Resistance. As headlines change on a daily—if not hourly—basis, we wonder what our
COMMUNITY + HUMANITY > AUDIENCE + FOLLOWERS

Yeah, I said it.

On today's Substack, I talk about the evolution of personal narrative online, and why I'm returning to my values. It's not you, it's Z*ck.

To that end, come join me -- this graphic sh
Sharing a couple of photos of the begonias Marcus planted in our garden (aren’t they lovely?) to let you know that the times, they are a-changin’, and my time here on the socials will be drawing nigh. I’ll explain it all in my comin
 

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