Blog and Portfolio by Crystal Stafford
Who said a sunset photo had to actually be of the sunset? It’s my blog. I can do what I want. And last night that’s what I did. We celebrated my first mother’s day at La Luna in Playa Pelada and just as the sun was making its final descent toward the horizon I snuck out to the beach. I looked around at the beautiful scenery that I have photographed so many…
When I was 17 I had a vision. An honest to god vision. No hallucinogenic drugs were used in the making of this vision. My professor,…
And salt water, and sand, not just between my toes but in my hair and bathing suit and car and, well, not the bed. I DO…
One unexpected result of motherhood is my newfound appreciation of humanity. What is the source of this newfound appreciation? His eyes. When I look into his…
Ok, I couldn’t resist another hummingbird photo. Hummingbirds are one of my favorite species of bird. I mean, probably everybody feels that way. In North America,…
This is a photo I took of a fern in the Los Angeles Cloud Forest in Costa Rica. This forest is a pretty magical place. Its elevation…
I was lucky enough to spend the afternoon hiking in the Los Angeles Cloud Forest yesterday. This cloud forest is located in the central valley of Costa Rica,…
The casita we are living in for these few short weeks in San Ramon sits on a perch overlooking a cow pasture that stretches far down into…
In Costa Rica, fence posts are living, breathing organisms. They grow and wrap themselves around the bob wire that connects them. This is the head of…