by Josie Siler | Feb 19, 2016 | Behind the Photo Fridays, Photography
The sky was clear and blue, decorated with a few light and wispy clouds. It was the perfect evening to chase the sunset. My favorite photography buddy (a.k.a. my mom) and I grabbed our gear and jumped in her Jeep Wrangler. We bounced along the back country roads in...
by Josie Siler | Feb 12, 2016 | Behind the Photo Fridays, Photography
There’s a place with a grand story, a funny name, and a beautiful view. The Blowing Rock clings to the edge of a mountain overlooking a spectacular gorge filled with intense beauty and strange happenings. It’s a place of legend, a place where the wind...
by Josie Siler | Feb 5, 2016 | Behind the Photo Fridays, Chronic Illness, Photography
It was too early when the alarm on my phone chimed. Louder and louder it rang until I reached over and clumsily turned it off. I rolled over with a groan, stretching my stiff muscles. With a deep breath and a grumpy grunt I pushed myself out of bed and began to get...
by Josie Siler | Jan 29, 2016 | Behind the Photo Fridays, Photography
“Stop!” I yelled as I noticed the small pullover on the side of the road. My friend Erin slammed on the breaks and swerved to the right as her little blue Hyundai Elantra came to a bumpy and screeching halt. “Is Johnny okay?” I asked as my...
by Josie Siler | Jan 22, 2016 | Behind the Photo Fridays, Photography
There’s a place unlike any other. A place that will take your breath away. A place that smells like heaven and looks like something out of a dream. This place is in the most unexpected, well, place. You will find Hamann Rose Garden along a busy multi-lane road....