a few weeks ago, justin and i were invited to fort mcmurray to meet up with stu and dana for a pre-wedding portrait session. fort mcmurray is in the middle of nowhere in alberta – so immediately we jumped at the chance. justin and i would always choose nature over urban.
the first official day we were there we went out for a drive in the morning, with stu and dana as our tour guides. they showed us around the vast VAST forests, and took us to the oil sands. fort mcmurry is known mostly for its oil, which is harvested (harvested?) from the natrual white sand that can be found in northern alberta.
during the drive, stu said he has a friend who works for a helicopter company and wanted to know if we wanted to go for a flight. justin and i were JUST talking about that! so later that day, we hopped in and went for our very own adventure. it was amazing to see the town and its surroundings from such a height but to also shoot the two of them from above. it was also great because for the past few years, stu and dana had always wanted to go up in a chopper, and finally, they got to do it with us!
at one point, i was strapped in by two seat belts, with the door open, banking left at a 45 degree angle…
to see justin’s perspective, click here
-amina

moving trees out of the car’s path





both stu and dana are wearing cowboy boots at their wedding.

our beeeeautiful ride. :)

good old ’swiss’. he seemed to have as much fun as we did!

in the background: justin, who has a fear of flying, trying to keep his composure as i try to convince ’swiss’ to let me hang out of the chopper

fort mcmurray and its surrounding amazingness

there’s our house!

the oil sands… not so great for the environment

the appropriately shaped island we landed on







Tuesday 11, 2010 16:48pm

our own little jessica is married! wow. can’t get over it!
yesterday, she and konga had a civil ceremony at princess point with 35 of their favourite people. but this is only part one. part two will be in september, when konga’s family flies in from egypt to participate in the festivities. part three – still in the works, may just be in egypt!
i wanted to get these two images up today, since jess is back to work tomorrow. but i’ll be blogging again (before part two) to share a few more. i’ve gotta say, their photos are gonna be bananas (as justin <and brett> would say)…
-amina

Monday 10, 2010 11:28am
they’re here! the ‘Y’ experience 2.0 has been announced today as well as a new type of workshop that we’re really excited for!
the ‘Y’ will be held at the end of september – the 20th through the 23rd. the other workshop’s timing is tba by you!
for more info, please visit www.stillmotionexperience.com!
-amina
Monday 10, 2010 11:28am
they’re here! the ‘Y’ experience 2.0 has been announced today as well as a new type of workshop that we’re really excited for!
the ‘Y’ will be held at the end of september – the 20th through the 23rd. the other workshop’s timing is tba by you!
for more info, please visit www.stillmotionexperience.com!
-amina
Awesome! It’s amazing how much that real boat looked like a toy boat. :P
For some reason I have the urge to go spend some money now… :)
you guys are amazing. this is awesome!