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Luke has always had a way about him. He loves fiercely and enjoys everything put in his path. While his soul is very humble and gentle, his body is that of a gifted athlete. He makes things look and seem easy when they’re very, very difficult. His ability to enjoy himself on top of the water delights this mama‘s heart! I know how hard…
This little one came out of the womb full of life! From the get-go he embraced every aspect and challenge set before him. His determination to conquer the world is evident in the way he moves and interacts with everything in front of him. His very name embraces his character…Ox
Covid took a “hit” on us all, emotionally draining us and socially distancing us. We are emerging as a nation and things are looking a bit more normal. A few days ago I got to witness first hand the joy of that emergence when I photographed 6 beautiful young men and women who were on their way to enjoy their high school homecoming parade…
I was upstate visiting my son and his wife this past weekend and needed to stay a few extra days due to a snowstorm that had buried Long Island. While I was there I decided to take a walk with my camera. 24 inches of snow had just blanketed the earth and there was a stillness of the land that can only occur when…
A new life – conceived, growing, concealed in darkness, heart beating, brain expanding.A new little one ready to join billions of other humans upon this earth.With his first breath, he will cry, “I am alive and well!” And while it may look like he is just settling in on this planet, O no just the opposite, he has already placed his mark upon this…
A daughter is born…two lives begin to intertwine and a new family emerges! Life permeates the air and everything is right in the world. This new little one is loved from the moment of her first breath…thrust into a room full of light and noise, she doesn’t care nor will the clatter disturb her, for her little soul is at rest in the one…
I had the privilege of walking through Avalon Park, a place I have been to often, with my son Luke after the snow storm one year. I thought that I knew every inch of the hiking trail, but apparently not. You see, Luke has the same passion I have for the outdoors and a passion to take the road less travelled. As we hiked…
I accompanied my seventh graders on a field trip to the Norwalk Aquarium. Not only did we have an awesome time learning, but I got to spend some time with someone my own age; a well seasoned Loggerhead Turtle. After settling my “little ones” down, once the lights were turned off, I found myself unable to sleep, so I quietly retuned to the tank where the turtles…
Winter settled very late upon Long Island, NY in 2014. Early in the season the sun was shining, the birds were singing and while it was 30 degrees outside, the whipping winds and arctic snow blasts had not yet dropped upon us. Christmas came and went and the New Year was welcomed warmly…the “white stuff” was no where to be seen or found. We,…
Night falls each day at our lake in Upstate, New York around 8:30 pm. Human noises are extinguished as darkness settles over the region. Silence has its own moment in time each evening, sometimes lasting but a few brief minutes and sometimes lasting an hour or two…but…it is always broken by the “Keepers” of the marshes. One voice bellows, a second joins in while…
Sometimes it is necessary to sit down in life so that we can contemplate the storm around us; for it is the act of sitting that we are permitted to hear the silence. Snow does that for us. It demands that we pause and sit. It covers our filth and our past. It blankets us with the purity of a new beginning and a…
While on vacation this summer, I had the privilege of listening to the Loons from my porch every evening as the sun was going down. I tried repeatedly to photograph these beautiful birds, but to no avail. They preferred to mingle with each other on the opposite side of the lake away from the noise and far away from humans. The Paige family spent…
I love to walk, especially by the water on the North Shore of Long Island, where I am surrounded by nature! The Yellow Canaries are back, the baby Diamond Back Tutles are about to hatch and small fish can be seen in the estuaries. While I was walking on the road, in between the sound and the estuary, I noticed a bird, large in…
Have you ever seen someone bully another human being? I don’t mean ignoring someone or glaring someone down, I mean RAW ugly bullying. It isn’t pretty and at it’s core is self-centeredness…a loathing of another soul, why? So that the bully can lift himself up! Today I saw a bully. Not a human bully, but a turkey who viciously terrorized those who co-habitated with…
Milk, it gotta be good for you! What a blast I had photographing Luke a few years ago. We created a crazy home studio by pulling pictures off of the wall and lampshades off of their bases. As the photo session began unfolding crazy shots, fun shots, began to emerge! Risk being foolish and while you are at it, have fun!
Have you ever looked into the eyes of a curious child…The eyes of one who could capture your soul with just a quick glance? Micah is amazing at doing so. His eyes dance telling their own story of delight and innocence. He is my precious grandson and the joy of my heart. Perhaps you’ll be able to see his story as you spend time looking…
As a young girl I remember vividly spinning wildly in a circle, hands outstretched to catch the wind. In the 60’s everyone was outside, everyday in all kinds of weather. Kids would gather in the street, on lawns, up in the trees…anywhere and everywhere. The game I most remember, besides tag, was spinning; the one who could stay on their feet the longest without…
On Tuesday evenings over 100 precious people are served at our soup kitchen. Not only are they served a hot meal and a good cup of coffee but they go home with bags and bags of food so that they can “make it another week.” The leftover bread is thrown into the dumpster where it will mold and rot until it is picked up…
Out here on the East End of Long Island we have just witnessed the incredible force of a blizzard. Snow was driven hard and fast as 60 mph winds whipped through the streets shaking the shutters of our homes. It was night and cars were quickly stuck in the piles of the white “feather-like” substance that had fallen from the sky at an incredibly…
This little guy was almost impossible to photograph…he just moved too darn fast! I was sitting on our cabin porch upstate having my coffee when I spotted him out of the corner of my left eye. Placing the coffee down rather quickly, yet quietly, I picked up my camera and bent down with my head almost between my knees. The shot that you see…
Leah Emilia, a zest for life, a passion to explore and the heart of a little ninja!
Leslie Paige Photography 