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Athena Carey

Fine Art Landscape Photographer

Landscape and Portrait Photographer in Geneva, Switzerland
Background:one woman, a camera, the world...
It feels as if I have been a photographer my entire life...  
My interest in photography was sparked at age nine, when my parents sent me overseas with my mother's small point & shoot camera to visit my godparents.  It was a little box shaped camera with flash cubes that burned out after one use.  I loved that thing and took many photos of my adventure.
In the many years since then, I have moved on through many cameras, various photographic genres, and different medias. I truly enjoy everything photographic - from long exposure landscapes, to artistic portraits, to abstract macro art.
To share my love of photography, I teach courses locally.  If you ever have questions about any of the photos I post - just ask.  I'm happy to share.
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About 9 weeks ago ...lonely, sleeping without you. ~The Cranberries

I was feeling a bit sad that I missed the Photowalk in Donegal last weekend, so I poked around in my files from my last time there and found this.  Wish I could have been with you guys +Ireland.  xx

#IrelandWithAthena #Ireland #BWFineArt #FineArtPls #blackandwhite #longexposure #LongExposureThursday #seatuesday  #nikcollection



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About 7 weeks ago Anyone want to come shooting today? ;)

#iPhoneSnap #SwitzerlandWithAthena

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About 8 weeks ago Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.  ~Henry David Thoreau

I have such fond memories of this special day spent with beautiful people, +Nathan Wirth, +Grant Murray +John Kosmopoulos and +Alan Allum.  Thank you all for this perfect last day in California.  Lately I have been trying to force myself to pick a direction for my photography.  I’ve found that it’s a bit difficult reigning myself in!  Darn creatives...  ;)

#CaliforniaWithAthena #California #BWFineArt #FineArtPls #BlackandWhite #LongExposure #LongExposureThursday #SeaTuesday #MonochromeMonday  #nikcollection



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About 1 week ago I'm thrilled to announce my Italy Photo Tour for October 2013!

http://bit.ly/Italy-photo-tour

After six months of planning along with my good friend and fellow travel photographer +Elia Locardi  we are finally ready to move forward with our awesome Italy Photo Tour for early October this year.

On this epic tour of Italy we'll be taking participants to Rome, Tuscany, Florence, and Cinque Terre where you'll get the chance to see views like the image above (of the seaside town of Manarola at dusk) for yourself all while eating some of the most delicious food and drinking some of the best wine in the world.

This will be more than just a photo tour as we are working in museum visits, winery tours, food tours, history tours and of course epic photo opportunities! 

For more details on how this all came together check out my latest blog post: http://bit.ly/Cinque_Terre

Interested in joining Elia and me in Italy this fall? Of course you are!
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About 3 weeks ago A new image in my Imagine series.. 

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About 14 weeks ago The best thing to hold onto in life is each other. ~Audrey Hepburn

Another day out with the little Sony camera. :)

#SwitzerlandWithAthena #Switzerland #Sonyrx100 #minimalism #minimal   #BWFineArt #FineArtPls #blackandwhite



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About 1 week ago There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it. ~Oscar Wilde

I do love Oscar Wilde.  Pretty much every quote from him that I have stumbled across, speaks to me.    He was quite an Irish gem, but sadly, like many brilliant creatives, his life was also terribly tragic.

#nikcollection   #californiawithathena   #california   #seatuesday   #fineartpls   #bwfineart     #blackandwhite     #monochromemonday  



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About 7 weeks ago I am delighted to announce that I have just become one of
+f-stop's Staff Pro Team.  I’ve been in love with their brilliant camera gear bags for ages now, so really, it’s a match made in heaven.  ;)

You can see my Staff Pro Profile here:  http://fstopgear.com/staffpro/athena-carey  While you're over there, check out the bags.  Great stuff.

And here’s a Behind the Scenes photo of me with my favorite bag, the F-Stop Loka, up in the Uri Alps in Switzerland.  It was minus 30 degrees that day!  
Photo credit:  Mike Carey.

#FstopWithAthena   #SwitzerlandWithAthena   #Fstop   #Titlis   #switzerland  







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About 6 days ago ...inside me are stained glass windows that have never been broken- and when I see your light, it stains my soul with color ...” ~ John Geddes

A couple of weeks ago, I revealed on the 2nd European Photo Show (http://youtu.be/VcDox-88cjs) that I am toying with color this year - opening my heart to it to see if I can handle it’s intensity.  Go easy on me as I tentatively begin sharing this part of myself with you.  I’m delicate.  ;)

A special thanks to +Pex Magree, who by dashingly speeding down the Grand Canal on a motorboat, inspired me today to be brave and post this photo from my recent Venice trip with +Elia Locardi  and +Ken Kaminesky,  who btw have a great Italian photo tour scheduled this Autumn.  http://bit.ly/Italy-photo-tour

#mycoloredheart   #italywithathena   #venice  





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About 4 weeks ago Crowded Skies

I frequently hear that photography is a powerful tool to freeze a moment forever..but when I take a picture I feel exactly the opposite, I feel that everything flows away while I can stand still in the time..

Photography is my drug.

#LongExposureThursday #PlusPhotoExtract #ThirstyThursdayPic

Suggested music for this picture : ♫ +Ludovico Einaudi - Nuvole Bianche ♫
Location of this picture: Lerici - Italy

Buongiorno +Google Italia!  Siete pronti per un altro #LongExposureThursday? Italiani, +Google+ vi aspetta! :D


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