The Great Barrier Reef. It’s something of a heaven on Earth (or at least under water) for underwater photographers, but when you take your whole family to Australia to visit you have to pick a place that will keep everyone entertained. My family’s choice was Palm Cove, a quaint town right off the Captain Cook Highway less than thirty minutes north of Cairns in northeast Australia. Read the full article »

Prom season was just around the corner. And while most of his friends were ordering tuxedos, Travis was not. Equipped with top hats, vests and even canes, most of his friends thought it was novel and even hilarious to get to dress up in penguin suits. Other friends of his found vintage polyester double-knit suits with ruffled shirts from the 70s to wear. And while they just wanted to dress like that to be funny, Travis actually wanted to look good at prom. Read the full article »

I never imagined I’d ever go to the Prom. I imagined on that night I would be doing homework, reading “The Home Maker” for English class. It wasn’t because I was ugly that I imagined I wouldn’t go. I knew I was pretty! It was that I was smart, really smart. So it took me by surprise when Sam asked me to go with him. I think I said yes too quickly, but how could I say no to Sam? He was cute, he played lacrosse, and he was smart, really smart. Not a very common combo among the boys I knew. Read the full article »

In the months and days leading up to my high school prom, all I could think about was my dress, how my hair would be done, the fancy restaurant, and of course, the dancing!!! Read the full article »

Dance clothing comes in a huge variety of styles and designs, all created to express the type of music the dance is being set to. It’s important for most music and dance types that the movements of the body be emphasized by the clothing. In certain dance types, like ballet, for instance, the body itself is on display. The skirt of the ballet costume is very short, the bodice nearly second-skin and the hair is swept back so that every muscular movement can clearly be seen. Read the full article »