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Paris in Motion: Roller Derby model in Paris

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Oh beautiful Paris. The city of love.

Oh have I fallen for the city’s fashion hub,

amazing food, historical art,

and beautiful sights.

Love.

It is said that it is the people you meet on your journey

that can make the most impacting memory of your travels.

For me and our trip to Paris that was true with meeting the beautiful Orel Kichigai.

Orel is in the roller derby with the Paris RollerGirls, models and is active with photography.

We met up while I was last in Paris to see some of the sights.
I am used to doing a lot of walking on my travels and have rented a bicycle when in Lucca, Italia.

I have yet to skate. Watching Orel maneuver seamlessly through the streets of Paris,
it was hard to not be a little jealous I could not glide as well.

I know for next time to pack my skates. 😉

Featured today is Orel, a french Roller Derby player and model in Paris. — in Paris, Ile-de-France.

Self Portraits from 2012 Pt. II

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Last week I shared the first half of my favourite self portraits from 2012 and today I will share the second half of that list. Next week I go start my self portrait project for 2013. So without further adieu I present to you the photographs to speak for themselves.

Did you miss Part I?

‘Hand Me the World on a Silver Platter’ Self Portrait
Bonnie Rose Photography © 2012 All Rights

‘Rescue Me’ self portrait taken in the back of an ambulance.
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‘Rescue Me – Pt. 2′ Self portrait inside an ambulance.
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‘I twist my heart round again’ Self Portrait
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The death of you and me’ Self Portrait
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‘Stuck in Time’ Self Portrait
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‘No Bars to this Cage’ Self Portrait
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‘Sunday Morning’ Self Portrait with sons.
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‘Somebody who understands why you can’t let them go.’ Self Portrait by Bonnie Rose
Bonnie Rose Photography © 2012 All Rights Reserved

‘Heirloom’ Self Portrait by Bonnie Bonnie Rose
This one is a special one for me because it represents more than myself. The tattoo on my arm is the F111E, the plane my dad flew during the Gulf War in the 90’s, my memorial tattoo I got after he died. The fur stole I got when I was in Uni, after my dad’s father passed away. I went to the funeral and it was something I was given as we cleared out his father’s place. It had belonged to my dad’s mother, who died before I was born. I have my father’s eyes, and in this image I really see his mother. Though all three people are gone, the memories, reminders, and heirlooms remain.
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‘Restore’ Self Portrait by Bonnie Rose
Bonnie Rose Photography © 2012 All Rights Reserved

Self Portrait Challenge 2013 ♥ Interested?

* All photographs belong to Bonnie Rose and cannot be used without written consent.
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Snowing in Bath

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I knew I had acclimated back to life in England when I started using the weather app frequently on my phone and actually talking about the weather in conversations. This morning I saw we had 90% chance of snow fall in the afternoon and started to get excited. Sure enough after lunch my kids started talking excitedly about the heavy snowflakes falling outside. Unfortunately it only lasted a little while and we were left with no reminder. After our first snow fall of 2013 last month we are left longing for more. We had so much fun going into town and seeing all the architecture covered in the white snow. Of course back at home there were plenty of snowball fights, snowmen and snow forts that were built. In England we get plenty of rain but the snow is always so magical to me.

Here for the first time on the blog are photographs from the snow we had fun enjoying while it lasted.

My husband with my sons enjoying the snowfall with plenty of snowball fights.

Our neighbourhood looking beautiful covered in a blanket of snow.

Icicles hanging from our house in Batheaston, England

For everyone else getting snow this winter, what has been your favourite thing about it?

Self Portraits from 2012 Pt. I

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I have not shared my self portraits on this blog before and would like to commence doing so this year. I will start with sharing the first thirteen of my favourite self portraits from 2012.

Want to see Part II?

‘In Your Eyes’ Self Portrait

Wanted to show how a person would look in the eyes of someone who all they can see is the other person. I created distortion and blurs in camera using a wine glass positioned in front of the lens. I took this self portrait with aid of a tripod.

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Flying

Self-Portrait by Bonnie Rose
for 2012 Self-Portrait Competition for the theme: Flying. I used trick photography by putting together two images, exactly the same though one contained a chair. Wanted to express the height that music can take us when we give into the music and/or lyrics and put our worries and worldy stresses aside.

Bridal Self Portrait

Taken at my home studio.

Gotta Move

For the Self Portrait challenge 2012, theme: ‘You Gotta Move’. I really want to do more and push myself more, but sometimes its a little scary to just let go and be free creatively. I tried to express that in this image. The force, depicted by my hair being blown up and the feathers of my skirt being blown about. The not wanting to let go and to hold onto old perceptions that I cannot go further or push myself more. The birds being that ideal of being free and following off in the direction of breeze.

Aint no Sunshine

www.bonnie-rose.co.uk Image for Self Portrait 2012 challenge for ‘Aint No Sunshine’. I took two images the same day. The first is from inside a castle I visited. When I got home I took a shot of me in the dark with just the light of three candles. Two below and one to the side (that is still in the image). I put the two images together for this composite.