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- I am a photographer and EFL teacher out to see the world! I do stock photography, fine art prints, and event and wedding photography, as well as teaching English lessons. I am currently spending some time in Berlin, Germany, though I’m originally from Minneapolis in the US. I speak English, French, Russian, and a little German and Turkish. Prints, cards, and usage licenses are available for the photos on this site.
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Sorry about the mess…
Posted on February 27, 2009 | View CommentsI just stopped using Zenfolio’s photo hosting and now some of my older image links are broken. I’ve switched to self-hosted Gallery2 software and am in the process of uploading photos and updating broken links, but it might take a couple days. Hopefully I’ll be... -
Weekend in Ely
Posted on February 11, 2009 | View CommentsSpent the weekend in Ely and visited the International Wolf Center. -
Fashion shoot with Szilvia
Posted on November 4, 2008 | View CommentsSmall gallery from my fashion/ lingerie shoot with my Hungarian friend Szilvia. She’s studying photography, but I’ve got to say she did awfully well in front of the lens. Unfortunately she doesn’t want me posting the more risque photos but we got some good fashion shots... -
Working on the River
Posted on September 30, 2008 | View CommentsSome boys working on a dredging boat in the Danube Delta, Romania. Dredging is highly disruptive of the fragile delta environment, but I love the timelessness of this photo — people have always worked on rivers, often starting very young. The boys could as easily have been... -
Recent studio work
Posted on September 29, 2008 | View CommentsI’ve been doing some more work with models recently, mainly a lovely Estonian girl named Lilly. Unfortunately, I seemed to have forgotten all my (meagre) Estonian except for “Saku Tume, palun”, which is how one orders a dark Saku brand beer. Delicious stuff. I’m not... -
Bucharest
Posted on September 14, 2008 | View CommentsBucharest — Images by Kira Hagen I have my first photos from Bucharest up now… honestly didn’t take that many pictures in the capital; it’s the sort of place that walking alone with a DSLR doesn’t seem like the best of ideas. That said, the town... -
Returned from Romania
Posted on September 4, 2008 | View CommentsJust got back from a trip to beautiful Romania. I shot over 4,000 pictures on a 10 day trip and have a lot of editing ahead of me now! Managed to see a little of Bucharest, Transylvania, the Danube Delta, and the Machin Munti National... -
Mycoremediation
Posted on July 11, 2008 | View CommentsI’ve just been reading up on mycoremediation, or cleaning soil with beneficial fungi, at Fungi Perfecti. Here’s an exerpt: What can you do? Delineate your garbage into categories. Not only compost all organic debris, but segregate the refuse into piles appropriate for a variety of... -
Terra Preta
Posted on July 11, 2008 | View Comments"Terra Preta", or "dark earth", is an Amazonian Indian technology which can vastly improve soil fertility and pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, potentially keeping it out for thousands of years. Biomass - plant and animal waste such as manure, waste wood, and crop leftovers - can be turned into charcoal (or "biochar") and then buried in agricultural soil, making rich black earth that plants grow very, very well in. Charcoal is extremely porous, and provides a perfect environment for beneficial soil microorganisms that help plants grow. It also holds water, and can greatly help crops to survive drought conditions. -
Redesigning this site
Posted on July 9, 2008 | View CommentsI’ve been playing with a big site redesign — I’m thinking about switching to the “Options” theme and using Gallery2 for my photos, since google can index it and I can still set up print ordering. Anyway, just testing some things out. I feel like I’m staring...
