Atlassian Roadtrip 2013 Boat Event

Tech World Publication

Good day followers. Yup, I've upgraded to my Canon 6D.

Other than the big news of my new engagement with a sexy piece of technology, I wanted to give you all an update on a recent photography endeavor of mine. I was hired to help create a video documentary for an event called Hack House through a company called Atlassian. It was a week long, reality show type of event based here in Sydney, Australia. The week consisted of Atlassian's new hackers on board to code, physically exercise, as well as complete the daunting task of making new friends through team building (while being blind folded and such). Samuel Rollier (my partner in crime and videographer at Atlassian) and myself followed them around all week making them feel like super stars. We later made video extractions for the PR department where we were published on Tech World.

http://www.techworld.com.au/slideshow/452542/atlassian_hack_house/?image=1 

If you're too lazy to click on the link, here's some of the photos that were published:

More to come soon, including pictures of the beautiful city of Sydney! I'm also working on a new website so keep your eyes peeled.

Giant Pages with Herakut

Searching through old archives of photos shows how many posts I have left to create from the past. This one was a particularly amazing shoot that I regret never posting. I was invited to photograph the very talented street artist group Herakut from Germany in action on the streets of San Francisco. 

They were traveling all over the world, creating giant pages out of a story book for children.  Their creatures are all mystical in appearance while wearing various animal headpieces in which truly gives an identity to their artistic style; you cannot miss a Herakut piece no matter where you are located in the world. 

This was by far one of the most amazing events I've been able to document in my photographic history. Enjoy. 

For more information on this artistic piece, check out this website where Dana Andrews tells you more: BayBohemia.com

Puppy photo shoot

I'm spending my last moments in SF editing photos of my friend's dog. Thought I would give you guys a little preview. At least they make me giggle.

Whatta babe:

Last Minute Napa

It's been far far too long. I still have so many things to post from France and guess what.... Marielle Claire Photography is relocating to Sydney Australia people. So get excited because there is going to be some incredible photos displayed on this website. There's also a lil talk about teaming up with another travel photographer. This is going to be a very interesting journey and I want all of you to be a part of it.

My last week here has been a mixture of bitter-sweet sadness, stress, glowing happiness, and nonstop movement. My best friend came to stay with me in SF and we decided to take a last minute trip to Napa to spend some quality girl time.

Here's a couple snaps. MORE TO COME I PROMISE.

The Bee Keeper and His Bees

The family I was staying with in France had bee hives and made their own honey. Therefore I was lucky enough to experience the thrill of dressing up in a huge bee space suit and have hundreds of agitated bees swarm around me. Very impressive. 

L'apiculteur et ses abeilles:

Hiking in the French Alps

After Paris, the TGV (a 200mph train) took us across France and deep into the mountains. The French Alps really are something out of a fairly tale. Imagine not only lush green forests, turquoise waters, and large mountains with snowy peaks, but also winds that would make flowers float in the sky and farm animals wearing bells that created the most exquisite sounding music. 

At this point, I turned to my boyfriend who was raised in this magical part of the world and asked "are you a fairy?" 

What a lucky girl am I to have a native French family show me all the local hot spots for hikes. It felt like we were the only ones in these mountains. By happenstance that you do run into a fellow hiker, its tradition to say "bon jour"! Nonetheless, it still feels extremely surreal to stumble upon another human in this crazy natural landscape. 

Enjoy Marielle Claire Photography followers! 

Note the baguette:

A little blue frenchie that kept wanting to join us on our pastisse picnic: