THE BEAUTIES OF THE BARRIOS

Backstage at the finals


The fans go wild for their favourite contestant.


Triumphant 18 year old Geraldine Alvarez returns to her home neighbourhood "Barrio" after winning the 2009 Miss Popular title.


Fiesta reveller with communal bottle of rum Cartagena, Colombia


Fiestas Novembrinas Parade in Cartagena, Colombia

Beauty Pageants are a way of life in Colombia, they are followed with great interest and fervour from young girls to old men.
Journalist Roberta Staley and I were able to experience the very exciting Miss Popular or "Reinado Popular de Cartagena beauty pageant.

This pageant has a representative from each of the barrios or districts of the Caribbean coastal city of Cartagena in Colombia. The winnner was Geraldine Alvarez Marin from the barrio of Chapacua.

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/beauties+barrios/2973871/story.html

MissWorldCanada

Miss World Canada contestant: Victoria Malek
Corsets & styling: Lace Embrace Atelier
Makeup & Hair: Win Liu
Photography: Tallulah

Woodwards Photo Display

I was hired last year to photograph models in vintage clothing to be in a display in the newly opened Woodwards building on West Hastings street.
In my studio I worked with a fabulous team to create these images.

Ivan Sayers: Fashion Historian (Ivan provided all the vintage clothing from his extensive collection)
Claus Jahnke: Fashion Historian (Claus also modeled some of the male outfits)
Dawn-Marie Selman: Model
Maxie von Schwerin: Model
Janette Peters: Makeup and Hair

Tozenji Benefit for Haiti

Images from the Tozenji Benefit for Haiti.


The shakuhachi played by Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos


Beautiful music played on the koto by Kozue Matsumoto


Tim Gerwing plays a selection from his new cd "Chikatetsu"


Temple ceremony for Haiti

PORTRAITS OF SINGER SHAWN CARLE

Last year I took the ferry to Vancouver Island to photograph singer Shawn Carle. We traveled to different locations in the area around his home. One of our locations was a mill in Port Alberni, which provided a great industrial background for the portraits.

Donations to Haiti

If you donate $20 or more to the Haiti earthquake. I will give you a 5x7 print of your choice from the selection of images from Haiti below. Email me at tallulahphotography@gmail.com and let me know the title of image.

There are a whole list of organisations providing relief at www.cnn.com/impact



Haiti Rainbow


Haiti Play


Haiti House


Haiti Boy


Haiti Girl


Haiti Freedom

I travelled to Haiti a year ago with fellow journalist Roberta Staley. It was a difficult trip, but a profound and inspiring experience, as we were both deeply touched by the graciousness and beauty of the Haitian people. During this time, we covered the collapse of a primary school, and saw many dead and injured children pulled from the rubble. It was an experience so terrible to witness that we could only hope that it would never happen again. Yet it has -- but on an unfathomable scale. The suffering of the Haitian people is also unfathomable. But there is something we can do. Please donate money to support this appeal to provide food, water and shelter to the survivors who are suffering the loss of family and the pain of traumatic injury.

www.cnn.com/impact

Snacks in the Amazon, Colombia

The markets in Leticia, Colombia sell these juicy writhing slugs for a quick snack. While its still alive you pop it into your mouth and enjoy.