All images from Chasing A Dream
Yesssss...My new book Chasing a Dream is finally out and stacked up on the shelves in Australia.. What I would give to be in Australia today to celebrate my joy with family, friends and fans.....
Many of you know my story but for those of you that don't I became a photographer by chance. On the eve of Christmas 1999 I was single, dissatisfied with my career and living on my own in a small apartment in Darlinghurst Sydney. As the years passed I tried to hold it all together pushing away the dissastifaction finding new ways to inject happiness into my life but just after my 35 birthday things started to fray.
When I picked up my Thai Take-away on Christmas Eve there along with my 'tofu stir-fry and veges hold the oil' was a gift. I had been voted the 'most valued' client of 1999. I was mortified - it summed up what my life had become. I knew in that moment if I didn't change something I would be living the same life when I was 60.
I have much to thank my local Thai Take-away for because if they hadn't given me that present I wouldn't be living in Paris and married to the world's most gorgeous man. That present detonated it all and and within a month I had rented out my apartment, organised someone else to take over my business and I was on a plane to Italy. Eleven years have passed since that fateful Thai meal and I feel I have had the chance to truly live life - really close to the edge sometimes!!
This adventure led me to photography and it was photography that led me to the rest.
Chasing a Dream is a celebration of finding something you are truly passionate about in life, for me that something was photography. It was like falling in love. And it was incredible to discover this passion at 35!!
In the early days I had the great fortune to work with an incredible fashion editor and her advice to me as I walked out the door to my first fashion job was to 'shoot from the heart'. Those three words sum up how I have always tried to capture a photo, full of emotion with lots of heart!
Chasing a Dream is a collection of photos, stories and emotions that are part of my journey to becoming a photographer and to finding a new way of living. It is a book full of images I love that have touched my heart, made me laugh, cry, think, love and scream yippeeee...
Though I have had the chance to work with many wonderful magazines over the years the photos I take for the pure pleasure of photography remain the most important to me and this is the essence of Chasing A Dream
To celebrate I am giving away two copies - drawn on Friday 6th November 2011 . Let me know what your dream is??
Much love and I hope you enjoy it... Carla xx
ps I hope to have a podcast this week to talk to you in depth .. The anti-tech head couldn't get it together for today.
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Carla! Congratulations! I'm so happy to have found you through BYW, and your story is so inspiring to me. Just seeing your photos and hearing how you've chased your dream are inspiring me to chase my own and really reach for the writing and photography goals that are only just out of my reach. They've always been there, all I have to do is hold out my hand. Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read your new book Carla...congratulations! It looks amazing!
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Bonjour and felicitations! I started following your blog recently. What an inspirational story. I am glad you chose to tell it today. Chasing a dream indeed-- and all because of (thanks to?) a fateful pick up at a Thai restaurant. Life is so interesting sometimes. Congratulations to you. Much success with the new book, and, as the French say, "bonne continuation" in my country. A bientot. Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)
ReplyDeletecongratulations yeah ! I understand totally how excited you are on the publication of "chasing a dream".. ! I had picked up a little bit of your story, bits and pieces, from peeking at your blog from time to time.
ReplyDeleteas I was getting more and more impressed with the quality and meaning of your pictures, I became a very regular visitor and now an avid follower, looking forward to your new postings
it is fun to find out more about your story and the origins of your photography passion.
You describe your thai take-away in 1999 in such a way that I think it is touching and a bit funny at the same time.. australia is as foreign to me as one can imagine, but the thai take out at xmas eve is something that appeals to the imagination of the whole world.
anyway, I am going to buy your first book to read about your italian adventure and get to know you better.
you had a great deal of guts, fantastic sense of adventure and whatever else it takes to have taken such a big step!
congratulations with this publication, I know it will find a large audience.
Beautiful and inspiring post Carla. Congratulations on the book. That is exactly what life is about "Chasing a Dream"!
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ReplyDeleteCongratulations Carla, I'm so happy for you (and if I be honest little envy too:)
ReplyDeleteI remember when I started to take my first pictures like thousand years ago, my dream was to come a photographer for Interview magazine. how hilarious dream but I was young and though everything was possible. I would love to read your whole story how did you got your change for fashion photographs, the change is like win in lottery, you must have born under the lucky star:)
with all my admiration
Henrietta behind the woods of Finland:)
Soooooooooo Soooooooo EXCITING....xxv
ReplyDeleteDear Carla, Huge congratulations!!! Another fabulous achievement and I loved reading your story again, even though I have your other two books already. :)
ReplyDeleteYou are a great inspiration in so many ways. I hope your dreams continue to unfold all the rest of your days.
(I'm traveling in Chile still but will get in touch again when I'm home next week.)
xoxo
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Congratulations, Carla! It looks fantastic. Can't wait to see it. Best wishes. (Looking forward to your podcast...something I've been thinking of doing for awhile, so I'd love to hear your take on it.)
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Catherine
Great news, Carla! So looking forward to reading it!!!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!! The photos look stunning, of course, and I love the typography, too. Can't wait to dive into it. I hope it will be available in the US soon.
ReplyDeleteMy dream...is to find my dream. I always had many and lately I'm dreamless. Meanwhile congrats on your beautiful new book. Your words are an inspiration indeed!
ReplyDeleteOh dear sweet friend. I am so happy for you and I can't wait to get my hands on your newest book. I'm so thankful you found your dream so early and now we can all rejoice in what you have created.
ReplyDeleteMy dream? I'll bet you know it without me saying it. What you probably don't know is that you made one dream a reality. I was able to meet you in person, in Paris! That lovely afternoon over coffee with Jean-luc, Peter and you will remain a very special Paris moment for me.
I will post this on my FB right this minute and then go see if I can find your book online in the US!
Gros bisous a toi,
V
I am lucky enough to have your book already (so need to put me in the draw!)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on a beautiful book - I am struck, often, by your willingness to share what you have learnt along the way in "chasing a dream."
That is a great gift to all of us chasing our own dreams.
Congratulations!! Baie Geluk!!
ReplyDeleteHope I can find your new book on the shelves in South Africa soon! As you well know, you have been my inspiration to keep on chasing my own dream... Looking forward to reading the new book and seeing all the beautiful images!
Best wishes from James
So lovely Carla. I look forward to enjoying this book when it comes out in the US (or I win a copy). My dream ? To get my 2 boys through these tough teenage years and have the chance to get back to me. I see a move to Europe and a foreign language immersion. Then, who knows...
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Congratulations Carla !
ReplyDeleteYour first book Italian Joy and your honest writing gave me courage always when my lights dimmed as I paved a new way of living( & still am ! )and you shone the light on looking at the new living with a different eye...and to go wandering on days off or when things kind of got tough. Always feel so happy for your success and finding a lovely life ! From Aus
Barb
congratulations! Each book gets more exciting.... You are truly living your Dream,,, while so many folks are just dream chasers...
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joanny
Can't wait to grab a copy. Your photography really shows your passion!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the new book. I think I have been following my dream for most of my life. It is slowing now, but so nice to look back on.
ReplyDeleteHey Carla. I am so looking forward to getting my hands on "Chasing a Dream". As I've mentioned before, Italian Joy has and still is a provider of great inspiration to me in the story that it tells through it's words, it's pictures, and it's presentation. I've read it and re-read it about 200 times (it never leaves my bedside table) and I look forward to discovering and rediscovering the stories and pictures in Chasing a Dream. A big congratulations to you both on the release of your "new baby" (ie: your book) and your continuing journey from finding the dream to chasing the dream to living the dream.
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Congratulations Carla! so exciting! Ive been an avid fan for a few years now, ever since i picked up Italian Joy, i was wowed by your amazing photos and how they were straight from your heart, i could always feel the rawness of them! Then i picked up My French Life, i know its not your story, but i just loved your pictures too much not to pick it up! Now Chasing a Dream! I cant wait! so excited! thanks so much for sharing your amazing talent with us, and helping us also to see that its never to late to dream!
ReplyDeleteMy dream is to one day live over seas with my own Event Styling business, Perhaps Paris, perhaps London, perhaps even Italy, We'll see what the future has in store! Thanks Again, Kate xx
Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteMy dream is to do what I love, and do it often. To live a life of passion, curiosity, learning, laughter and love. But I am too impatient to win a copy of your book - I'm heading out to stalk the bookshops today :)
Congratulations! Such beautiful images can't wait to get my hands on it! xox
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Carla! Can't wait to get copy and start reading. I love your story :-D
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Congrats Carla, mmm my dream, funny that I gravitate to your books and those like Viki Archer and My French Table. I would love to be living somewhere in France and if I could incorporate my love of Photography too that would be bliss. I have toyed with the idea of writing a book that features my images and have already a sketchy group of chapts and pics. I am a school teacher by trade but my love of children/people/is evident in my photography as well as decorating and interiors mmmmm to combine all that?!!! I would be like a pig in mud. I love the looks on the faces of those I photograph when we view the shots and its usually the ones that I take from the heart that are not only better but certainly make an impact- on me anyway. Would love to give a copy of your book to my Dad- he really got me going on the photoraphy road. xx Corrina.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Carla! Salut to your creative and adventurous mind. Success with your new book and many others to come. My dream is to become fearless... You're incredibly talented and a great inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI had it in my hands today at my local bookstore, beautiful....but before I buy, my dream Carla,.....to earn a living from my craft also. That's all, a simple life with our children & my camera in hand....love it, congratulations Carla, another beautiful book.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Carla, your story is so inspiring.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read your new book, this is a beautiful and inspiring post... thanks xxx
So inspiring! I love reading your story! xoxoxoo
ReplyDeleteHi Carla,
ReplyDeleteDavid and I send our sincere congratulations on the arrival of "Chasing a Dream" - we know it will be a huge success for you! I have made a date with my local bookshop to buy tomorrow.
Lots of love and hope that you will get to Melbourne to launch it with all the "fanfare" it deserves.
Carolyn and David xxxx
Dear Carla, whenever Ihear someone complaining for their own lives I tell you story: you have become an example.
ReplyDeleteConratulations for your new book and thank you for the giveaway, I'll keep my fingers crossed.
To answer your question....truly I have nothing to regret or complain about but I still have a dream. When my son will be graduated, 6 more years to go, I'd love taking 1 sabbathical year, throw a few clothes in a bag , grab a laptop and start travelling. I already have plan in mind. Hubby says I'm nut and adds: " What about ME?" and I answer:"What about me then?"
I strongly feel that I'll be able to do that, stay tuned for my adventures.
I wish you a lovely day, Rosanna
Wow ... congratulations Carla! Your books and story are truly amazing. I have them all (including Vicki's two, which you photographed beautifully).
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How wonderful! I'm glad you realized your dream, and I must say, what a glorious dream it turned out to be! I have to admit, I adore and envy your life - a photographer living in what I think is the most beautiful city in the world (this coming from a girl who lives in a city that she wishes could be just a third of Paris)!
ReplyDeleteMy dream? I want to travel the world. I do. All I want to do is spend a year or two traveling everywhere, seeing all sorts of things and taking pictures of everything! :)
Congratulations Carla for having the guts to go for it. Your latest book looks inspiring.
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holding hands with my amore
my daughter's first love
our son's gentle kiss
my father waiting in heaven
butterfly kisses
a little boy lost in autumn
my mother's mind slowly wandering
a great man lost
italian sun...
Rebecca from BYW here. Congrats on the book. The images look lovely and I can't wait to see more. Looking forward to the podcast too.
ReplyDeleteOf course of course, I would love to be the winner. But I will be a winner anyway as I will go purchase it like all of your books I own shall my name not be the lucky number. A huge congrats. You are an inspiration to us all. xoxoxo
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Dear Carla,
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I have devoured you two previous books, and can't wait to get my hands on your new one. I have never before commented on your blog, but believe me, I am a true follower since a couple of months. A daily highlight is reading your latest post!
As for my dream? My dream would be to Chase my Dream, the same way you did, 12 years ago. You have showed us it is possible, no matter how old (or young) we are, and where ever we live. You are a great inspiration, and I hope that I will ever have to courage to Chase my Dream, which actually is to do what you did: Chase your dream!
Of course I hope I'll be one of the lucky onces to win your book, but if not, I'll certainly will buy one myself. Just one question: is your book only on sale in Australia, or can we also buy it in Europe? I haven't seen it on Amazon, but any chance of that happening in the near future?
Thanks for your lovely and inspiring pictures and for sharing your life with us.
Sandra
So happy for you, and you know I will get it1
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Dearest-I did not know your dream or story since I found you through VA-now love you even more(if that is possible). I am so thrilled for you, you go girl! xxpeggybraswelldesign.com
ReplyDeleteOh, Carla. What a beautiful post, full of passion, light, and love. Your story is the stuff that dreams are made of, and gives me hope that my own dreams to live and work full-time as a photographer can come true. My dream is to overcome the fear and trepidation that clouds my progress and holds me back from taking a leap and making "it" happen. I dream of following in your footsteps!
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ReplyDeleteCannot wait to get back to Australia and read your book. You are an inspiration and touched my heart about 3 / 4 years ago now. I am now chasing my dream. Thank you. Belinda Bryan
Congratulations, Carla! The sneak peak is amazing, as I am so sure the whole book is. I love your story; it's completely inspiring. You have definitely found and followed your passion. My honest dream right now is that my son finds his in life. I could say the same for me, though life is pretty darn good right now. And I mostly, truly wish it so much for my child. Happy day to you and congratulations again!
ReplyDeleteHi Carla! Congratulations on your new book- I love your work and spirit & story. I keep thinking about the Thai takeway moment of clarity and love how life can do that - suddenly wake you up when you have gone off track. As an ex-Sydney girl I can just picture you in that flat and then you think..what if..nothing had changed and you hadn't taken the leap and done all the amazing things you have done and living the life you live now. Chasing a Dream is the way we should all live - Congratulations for living in the moment and finding your perfect life! I have taken my own leap this year and moved my family to my dream life in the countryside of Noosa and am chasing my dream of being a writer..my 'moment' came at 35 too - now I amd doing what I love and each day is an adventure - Thanks for your inspiration! Here is to all the dreamers out there to take a leap and create their dream life! X Kylie xx
ReplyDeleteHi Carla! Congratulations on your new book- I love your work and spirit & story. I keep thinking about the Thai takeway moment of clarity and love how life can do that - suddenly wake you up when you have gone off track. As an ex-Sydney girl I can just picture you in that flat and then you think..what if..nothing had changed and you hadn't taken the leap and done all the amazing things you have done and living the life you live now. Chasing a Dream is the way we should all live - Congratulations for living in the moment and finding your perfect life! I have taken my own leap this year and moved my family to my dream life in the countryside of Noosa and am chasing my dream of being a writer..my 'moment' came at 35 too - now I amd doing what I love and each day is an adventure - Thanks for your inspiration! Here is to all the dreamers out there to take a leap and create their dream life! X Kylie xx
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I'm so happy for you... Your photos are pure inspiration and your story has given thousands the impetus they need to chase their own dreams... It takes a brave soul to make the leap - but you are proof that it's worth every up and down...
I'm going out to buy your beautiful book now...
Sx
Carla, cannot wait to get hold of your book. What an inspirational story - love it - most valued customer!
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Carla, so so happy for you! I will be looking for it stateside. I have two of your books, currently. Both are the ones you did with Vicki. Your prior life sounds close to my current life. I keep wondering when I'll chuck it all. Kudos on your bravery and pluck. You done great!
ReplyDeleteI adore your work; you have such a great eye for composition and bringing lovely things into focus. Vicki Archer's books are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteMy dream is to return to Paris with my husband in a couple of years after our son finishes high school. Please enter me in the draw.
Congratulation Carla, keep on chasing your dreams, they are all waiting to be realised. My Dream is to own and run my own holistic centre in southern France. Big hugs, Margie.
ReplyDeleteI found you because Chasing a Dream is my mantra for fundraising as I now run to raise ## for a cure...as I am a cancer survivor myself. I Chase the Dream because I LIVE!! I am running in the Tinkerbell half marathon in January at Disneyland....and some day Dream to run the Boston Marathon...and do a Kona Ironman...no dream is too small! Your pictures are absolutely the image of the DREAM!! Love it...and would love to win a copy ; )
ReplyDeleteMy dream is to be like Carla and decide WHICH creative outlet I wish to follow then to fulfill my potential by doing just that - hopefully with Interior Decorating by combining my love of photography, colour, textiles and the exotic world. I also hope to be involved with amazing creative women from disadvantaged areas around the world and help them to fulfill their potential. I an about to have my 4th child so I also dream that I find enough time to do all the things I want to do!
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ReplyDeleteI am so happy to hear the great news about your new book! I can only imagine how holding this book in your hands takes you on a retrospective journey back to where it all started. Thank you so much for sharing your story. It's so wonderful to hear a story about a woman in her thirties taking such a leap and risk! I just turned thirty this year, and the dream I always hold in my heart is that some day my husband, my daughter, and I will take the plunge and move to France for six months or a year. I studied abroad in Lyon, France for two months 10 years ago, and have always yearned to go back for a longer time-to become more proficient at the language and to have my husband and daughter become fluent in French...It's a dream that I refuse to let go of...
Wishing you many more dream- chasing years with your hubby at your side,
Mandy
Congratulations....congratulations...congratulations Carla...I can't wait to see it...and of course my dream is to visit Paris...Wishing you all the very best with your new book...Dzintraxo
ReplyDeleteMy dream is to be that FANTASTIC aunt I always wanted as a child to my two nieces and nephew. You know, that aunt that lives in New York City or even San Francisco in a loft, successful, works for herself (as a photograpgher) and has no kids of her own. Fly them out for the whole summer, spoil them to no end and teach them life lessons that they will remember for years to come. My dream is for them not to just love Auntie Nina because I'm their family but also love me for being an example and one of reasons they to excel in life!!!
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Just wanted to say congratulations on your book ~ will let everyone back in Sydney know it is out..You're other two books were a great source of inspiration for me from the first week of living my dream. My dream has always been to live in Italy, not sure why but it has just been in my heart. And as I sit and write this I am here, living the dream at the perfect time in my life. Thankyou for sharing your inspiring story & for living your dream - your photography is just magical. Best wishes ~ d xo
ReplyDeleteyour dream has produced excitement, happiness and gorgeous images for us to enjoy :) My dream is to live in the mountains (the snow) as this brings the excitement, happiness and pure joy to my life as photography has clearly brought to yours. Congratulations of your gorgeous book!!!! (I look forward to experiencing your dream through the pages).
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ReplyDeletelove the days when Carla Loves Photography arrives in my in box.... now my computer has agreed that it is not spam!!! Yesterday's email with the opening of" things I want to show my best friend" transported me back to that magical city. My friend since I was 11 years old is going to have a sabbatical next year in Paris, she lives in Canada, and I would love to be joining her but due to the Chritschurch earthquake that has affected us badly I am unable to if I was to win your book I could dream my days away with her through the book....Thank you for the pleasure you bring through your work and sharing of yourself. PS Italian Joy is my most favourite book ever... apart from the bible.
Hi Carla,
ReplyDeleteI spent an amazing year travelling around Australia a couple of years ago, during which I stumbled upon a cosy little bookshop cafe called 'gertrude and alice' near bondi beach. Maybe you know the one I mean? This is where I found my treasured copy of 'Italian Joy'. And so began a love affair with the italy you describe so well, its people, its markets, its food, its beauty....i was very inspired by your beautiful images and story.
well, i fell in love with that little bookshop and hope to one day to open my own. A sprawling secondhand, quirky bookshop with comfy sofas and yummy fairtrade cakes. It would double as an art cafe, a creative hub with all sorts of craft, music and theatre events going on. This is my little dream, to spend my day surrounded by books and creative people.
I am really excited that you have a new book and really happy for you that you made your dream come true, keep dreaming x
I really relate to "chasing a dream", it's sort of my life motto! I left Sydney to live in Italy for the past 7 years - where I met and married my husband. I spent years there trying to follow my photography/food dreams but then I realised the next path to follow was actually coming back home. So here I am - back this very week in time for my 31st birthday and ready for another adventure! Can't wait to get my hands on this book.
ReplyDeleteI have been a follower of your blog since I first discovered your images in the books you have created yourself and also French Essence et al.
ReplyDeleteBeing a Kiwi it is always great to read about an Ozzie gal making good and in a part of the world I have visited a couple of times now, but would be happy to return to at the drop of a hat.
Your images inspire me to dream that I can focus more on people rather than my usual fascination with architecture...so that is my dream...to capture the moments you show so beautifully of people, for myself and improve my creations in the future.
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ReplyDeleteHi Carla, Congrats on your new book. Saw it in the bookstore here in Melbourne Australia and love it.
ReplyDeleteWhen my husband bought me Italian Joy a few years ago he made a very intuitive comment. He said “this book is going to cost more than just the $60 (or so) isn’t it? He was absolutely right! From that moment I started saving to go to Italy, which I’d always adored anyway. My family and I have just returned and we all loved it.
Questioning your passion made me question mine. It took a few years but I’ve discovered it now. I dream of teaching English to children in southern Italy or France. I love kids and am in the learning industry already. I’m doing a TSOL (teaching English as a second language) course next year.
I won’t be able to live this dream for about another 6 years (as I am raising 2 teenagers) or so and by then I will be in my early 50’s. but I believe it is NEVER TOO LATE to chase your dreams and turn them into reality.
Congratulations Carla! This is so exciting! I've loved every single one of your books (including "My Amalfi Coast" which everyone seems to forget!). Hope the new one is released in the UK soon.
ReplyDeleteMy dream is to see the world, have a career that I love because it fulfils me (not because it's "safe") and have a family. I've spent years caring too much about what people think, never having the confidence to believe I could do better. I had my wake up moment a few months ago and even though I am not quite where I want to be yet, I wake up every morning feeling so excited about what's in front of me. I've never felt so driven and creative before.
My dream is to see the world, have a career that I love because it fulfils me (not because it's "safe") and have a family. I've spent years caring too much about what people think, never having the confidence to believe I could do better. I had my wake up moment a few months ago and even though I am not quite where I want to be yet, I wake up every morning feeling so excited about what's in front of me. I've never felt so driven and creative before.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Carla. Your photos deserve to be recorded in a great new book. My dream is simple: to be a successful blogger with a minimum of 50 followers who comment on my blog posts.
ReplyDeleteFelicitations, ma belle...from one dream-chaser to another! ;}
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Carla!! You are a true inspiration. I own and adore all your work! I too cannot wait to read your beautiful new book.My Dream, as I have discussed with you personally before is to open my Italian Concept store which would incorporate your beautiful images and books for sale and ambience, and of course that special visit from you to open your Exhibition in the store and your book signing Events.I truly hope I can move forward and follow my dream and passion very soon.I believe in your philosophy of ,one life, every day counts, don't waste any of it.....and the desire to get a second chance at life. Thank-you for showing me that it's never too late to Dream. xx
ReplyDeleteIt was wonderful discover your story and the pictures of the book are amusing I love it.
ReplyDeleteMy dream is to became a good blogger and meet so good people like you.
Hello! I can't wait to read this. I hope I might get it for Christmas. My dream is to do what I love every day and to be happy doing it. I have left behind a profitable job in a bank in Australia, rented out my apartment and shipped off to Europe with my lovely boy. To be honest my dream is to be a photographer but sometimes I'm too scared to even say it aloud.
ReplyDeleteI have two dreams that I really can't separate in importance. The first, is to achieve success in my new career. I'm 44 and after working in banking & finance for 22 years, decided it was time to do something I was passionate about, and became a personal stylist - helping women look and feel the best they can. And secondly, my dream is to find the man of my "dreams". Thanks for encouraging me to put that down in writing.
ReplyDeleteMuch success with your new book. If it's anything like Paris Tango (which has pride of place on my coffee table) it'll be lovely.
Carla, your work is incredible. I am dying to buy your book. I think I will treat myself to it for Christmas. K. xx
ReplyDeleteDear Carla, I just received a copy of your book in the mail and it is beautiful. Not only for the pictures but for the words you wrote. It brought back memories of the time I spent with my family in Italy recently who I had not seen for many years. Thank you for sharing your story and inspiring me to chase my dreams. xx
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing you book when I return to Australia - the photo of the dog jumping the cattle grid really tugs at the Aussie farm girl within. I'm living the dream of voluntary simplicity on a remote Indonesian beach with an incredible husband and sharing my joy through words and pictures. Keep spreading the love and inspiration.
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