From last week’s post, you know my excitement about launching my podcast, Never Date a Traveler exploring dating and romance while you’re traveling. This time around, I’m chatting about a date that would make middle school Nneya so proud, skateboarding, a great band, slushies. Epic night, have a listen.
There’s nothing like a fun summer weekend in the Hamptons and as those warm days wind down, I know I’ve been blessed with a pretty amazing summer. Here are a few of my iPhone shots from one of those weekends I spent in Southampton with my best friend Sophie and her family while she was shooting her instagram campaign for Mercedes Benz USA.
With over 3.5 million instagram followers between them, chances are you’ve heard of Russian instagram stars of the #followmeto campaign, and newly weds, Murad Osmann, @muradosmann and Natalia Zakharova, @yourleo. Osmann’s photos take wanderlust to the next level, creating scenes with dreamlike opulence. Their signature: Natalia’s back to the camera, arm outstretched, leading Osmann into one beautiful paradise or another all over the globe. The campaign came about through a comical (and typical) couple’s vacation story. Osmann was busy taking photos and Zakharova, trying to hurry him along, arms stretched back said, “Follow me” and voilá, instagram magic was born. This couldn’t be me. I would crack from the pressure to maintain a perfect manicure. They have been travelling for over 5 years, have done spreads for magazines and in January, released a book as a compilation of these images! I’m definitely ordering one for my coffee table. side bar: I already have the CFDA #Fashion Designers on Instagram book mixed in there with books from Arthur Elgort and Helmut Newton — if that’s not …