Playa Avellanas Costa Rica Lifestyle Photographs – Dkoko

Playa Avellanas, Costa Rica – All things considered, Playa Tamarindo, Costa Rica is not that big of a town, BUT it is the second largest beach town in Costa Rica. As a popular tourist destination, I am lucky to have a constant flow of family and friends visiting...

Two Palms Art Bazaar x Samba to the Sea

Drum roll….now you can have a little piece of Costa Rican sunset magic too! I am stoked to be working with Two Palms Art Bazaar; Samba to the Sea prints are now available on plexiglass, wood, aluminum, wood, and professional photo paper…oh my! And because I love you...

Dear Nikon

Dear Nikon, My name is Kristen and I live in Tamarindo, Costa Rica. I am a dreamer and a doer. I love to dance with waves {surf}, chase sunsets, stand on my head, and laugh my butt off.  I am also head-over-heels in love with taking photographs with my Nikon DSLR...

Costa Rica Postcards – Happy Hour

Some people drink beers at sunset; I prefer to take in the vitamin D and chase the sunset with my camera. How about that for a happy hour special? A year and a half ago I decided to bring my photographs to life with Samba to the Sea Designs, postcards printed [on 100%...

Lifestyle Photography – Faherty Brand

Lifestyle Photography for Faherty Brand – I kinda like to tell stories. According to my friends, I have a very special way of telling them. If I were to read between the lines, perhaps they are saying that I shouldn’t quit my day job. Lucky you, I am going...

Tamarindo Costa Rica: Baby Bumps

What a week! In between sewing kimonos, doing stock for Samba to the Sea cards, training at jiu jitsu, twitter-floppy blogging for Robert August and Mi Ola, packing for my trip to the US, watching Costa Rica advance to the second round in the World Cup, AND chasing...