Books and pictures are two of my favorite things, so give me a good photo book, and I’m in love! I’m a freak for good story-telling, cool design, great memories, and beautiful photographs… and my hope is that I can create an album that combines all of those things. With every book I make, I’m thinking about what it will be like to crack the book open in fifty years or so… Will it tell a story, recall a memory?… will this 6 year old remember how much she loved that darned stuffed animal, how spirited her personality was, how much joy and hope she had, how she once ran and jumped on the beach with naked enthusiasm!… I’m rambling, but I just can’t express how much I love books and how much I love capturing the essence of a person, a family, friends, lovers, etc… so you can retell the story another time, another day… to someone else, or your distant future all grown-up self.
This is a Cypress Album for Batia, a wonderfully silly girl, who I had the pleasure of spending a breezy summer afternoon with…
Here are a few spread designs from her book, lovingly handcrafted by the folks at Cypress. (The grey area isn’t part of the album, it’s just so you can see the pages :)
I hope Batia opens this book one day and looks upon her childhood fondly…
I think that’s one of the best gifts you can give someone :)
xoxo,
Christa
Love the images and the book design. Cypress is such a great album company and when partnered with an amazing photog, amazing things happen ;-)
Missed your posts, but you never disappoint. Nice work.
what an amazing album and gift for someone. you’re truly working magic Meola ;-)) kisses
Wow, breath-takingingly beautiful Christa! We’ll have to fly over there someday and book a session! XXX
I always thought that pictures look better in print than on the screen. This will be a great book to come back to. I will have to look into this book printing… :)
As usual I have to leave a comment when I visit,,,I love your work, love the book, and LOVE the empty beach, Amazing photos, thank you!