Greetings!

Hello! My computer died unexpectedly, and while I wait for it to be repaired, I'm blogging from my phone! 

I've riding my bike all over south beach lately, and south pointe park has become my favorite place to do so. Isn't it pretty? Look at the view of the marina!

I hope my computer is ready soon, in the meantime follow me on Instagram or Twitter @thisismonica. 

Images: Monica Aguiñaga ( taken w/ iPhone, edited w/ VSCOcam)

Creative Mornings: Rebel

I attended Creative Mornings last Friday, and had a great time meeting other creative people, and listening Vanessa Garcia speak. Her talk was actually an art performance with her theater company The Krane, and was totally mesmerizing. 

This month's theme is Rebel, and Shutterstock, one of Creative Mornings sponsors, commissioned Zach Higgings to illustrate some of the best quotes from previous talks. Love the results!

See more here.

Beach walk

A few pictures from yesterday's beach walk, just as the sun set. 

Images: Monica Aguinaga

Miami Beach through my lens: January 2014

Ok! The first installment of Miami Beach through my lens is here. Every month during 2014, I will share a favorite place in this wonderful city I'm lucky to call home.*

To start off the new year, I decided to spend a quiet morning at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, a true oasis of peace and tranquility in the heat of South Beach.

It was my first time visiting the garden, and I was pleasantly surprised at how beautiful, tranquil and peaceful it is. I was especially smitten with the Japanese Garden section, with its striking red bridge and fountain.

In addition of providing a lovely green space in the middle of the city, the Miami Beach Botanical Garden offers a lot of educational programs, events, classes and even a farmers market on Wednesdays. Check out the calendar on their website.

  

Images: Monica Aguinaga

*A  note about my project Miami Beach through my lens: Instead of doing a separate website to house this project (like I did with New York through my lens), I decided to just update it here, in my blog.

Also, instead of focusing on Miami as a whole city, I'm only showcasing places in Miami Beach, the city where I live. Since Miami is so big, I thought it would be better to show you my take on Miami Beach, and go a little bit further than the regular old tourists traps.

Miami Beach through my lens is a photographic quest to discover the great city of Miami Beach.

Starting January 2014, I will explore a new place every month throughout the year, and share my findings with you. Armed with my trusty camera, I aim to get to know this wonderful city better, and improve my photography skills as I go. Tag along!

Savtekin

Feeling really inspired by the work of Savtekin Ozturk, an aviator based in Istanbul. Beautiful imagery and amazing landscapes.
P.S. His Instagram is fantastic, too!

Green and Pink

 

I went for a walk today, and took a moment to appreciate all the vegetation around me. This bugambilia tree is just outside my apartment and I just love the vibrant color. So pretty.

Images: Monica Aguinaga

Happy 2014!

Wishing everyone a great year, hope it's a really good one, full of love, happiness and joy! 

2014, here we come!

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