Sounds of Hope Project | American Samoa

I found this video on Facebook this morning, featuring some truly talented friends from home in American Samoa, and I wanted to repost it here. In the wake of the tragedies resulting from the recent tsunami and earthquake, this is a great message. A big fa'amalo lava to the featured artists - Miriam Te'o, Smurf Sili, Francis Vaivao, Jason Hollister (LHS c/o 2000 HOLLAAAAA!!), Chevonne, Elijah and Rasmas - and to Whitcombe Productions for producing such a great clip!


Words from the Artists:

Unconditional : The LYTLES | Puyallup, WA

These days, I love when I get lucky with great weather! It was a beautiful day - perfect for this beautiful family! I met the Lytles at Bradley Lake in Puyallup, and we took photos while walking around the 1.5 mile perimeter of the lake. I had a great time getting to know Kendra and Shaun, and their 3 adorable kids. How cute is their little guy!? He is 19 months of fun, and he did great with his family pictures; I could've photographed him all day. Even when he got a little fussy toward the end, he was still cute as can be!

Thank you Lytle family, I had such a nice time with you guys!

THANK YOU! Fa'afetai Tele Lava [updated]

FA'AFETAI TELE LAVA and THANK YOU to those who took advantage of the "Samoa Special" that ran from October 1 - November 15. All proceeds from the photo sessions went to aid in disaster relief and displaced families in Samoa and American Samoa.

Thank You...

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Hatakeyama Family - Vancouver, WA
Cendejas Family - Puyallup, WA
Slaughter Family - Auburn, WA
Barrier Family - Federal Way, WA
Umi Family - Portland, OR
Seattle & Phyllis Umi - St. George, UT
Guymon Family - Federal Way, WA
McIntosh Family - Lake Tapps, WA
Gervais Family - Federal Way, WA
Colbeth Family - Bonney Lake, WA and Seattle, WA
Leona Colbeth - Seattle, WA

Unconditional : The COLBETH Family | UW Campus - Seattle, WA

I love newborns - precious, sweet and so delicate! Adorable Baby Sarah is a recent arrival into the world - these photos were taken just 3 weeks after she was born, and just shortly after her very first Thanksgiving, spent with her cousin, aunt and uncle - the Gervais family - and her mom, dad, sister and Nana in the beautiful sorority house on Greek Row on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. Her big sister, Grace, was also sweet as can be! The Colbeths were a great family to photograph - congratulations Colbeths on your new arrival, and thank you for a fun day!

10,000 HITS GIVEAWAY!!

In light of the holiday season, and to celebrate 10,000 hits to the blog, I am offering Tiare Photography's very first GIVEAWAY!! Thank you, thank you, thank you, to everyone who stops by to visit :).

So this is pretty simple - anyone can enter once! Just post a comment for a chance to win....


A $50 Macy's Gift Card!(one of my favorite stores)
Even if there isn't a Macy's in your area, it works online too! If you post as "Anonymous," just include your name/email address in the comment so we can add you to the drawing. My birthday girl, Eden (one of my favorite little girls) will draw a name at random on December 11th, 2009 (one of my favorite days of the year)!! Contest closes at 12:00 noon Pacific Time on 12/11/09 and announced at about 6:00 pm on 12/11/09. The winner will be mailed the card on 12/14/09 (another one of my favorite days of the year).

Good luck ;)!!!