Meet cute little Marcus and his parents! I met this little dude when he was a little newborn just 6 months ago. Looks the same just a little pudgier haha.  How amazing what a few months in a little one’s life does. We had a gorgeous evening. The weather has been pretty precarious the last couple of weeks but the skies opened up just for them!  We also had a little visitor that wouldn’t leave our side. 😉

See you guys again!

Daria

xo

Boy do we have the most amazing sunsets here in Grand Cayman! Just the perfect amount of gold hues for this sweetest family. I melted when I saw Miss. Bea! Look at that sweet little face, and those adorable curls. All smiles for our session!
xo Daria
 
 
 

I had the absolute pleasure of capturing the lovely Gracy Hurry, a pilates instructor in Grand Cayman. We had the best evening in the golden sunset at Pedro St. James Castle in Bodden Town. We then moved to take some scenic shots on the ironshore! Grace used to be a classical trained dancer so watching her move and flow so gracefully was so inspiring and sprivilege to watch!
Daria xo
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Learn more about Grace:
My name is Grace Hurry and I am a Pilates instructor working at ENERGY Essential Fitness in Cricket Square. My job involves using Pilates techniques to assist in anything from rehabilitating a client from surgery, keeping a mum moving through her pregnancy or training an elite athlete for a competition. There is always a new challenge to find a way of helping someone feel and move better and it is the best feeling when people’s goals are achieved.

I moved to Cayman two years ago with my husband, and of course the beauty of the island and its beaches have to be up there with my’ favourite’ things, but truly the best thing about Cayman is the people. We have made friends for life and they make our time here better than any beach could! I became a Pilates instructor in the most stereotypical way! I used to be a classical ballet dancer and throughout my training and career Pilates was used as a way of improving strength and flexibility. Pilates always worked for me and I liked the sound of sharing it with other people.
I then found my mentor, Rael Isacowtiz of BASI Pilates in 2014 who’s enthusiasm is contagious, and has lead to ENERGY hosting the first ever Pilates teacher training course in the Caribbean starting this month! For me the key to being a great instructor is to never stop learning about or practicing the method. Even though Pilates is drenched in traditional there is always new research and knowledge coming out which can be applied to the classical work and enhance the exercises you choose give your clients (identifying that all bodies need different exercises is also key!). Once you have the knowledge the key is to then be able to communicate it to a client. For me this means practicing it myself until I feel confident I can verbally convey the intention, movement and goal of an exercise. Then the client will get most out of the session, and hopefully come back for more! A typical day for me is waking up at 5:30am to start teaching at 6:30am. I teach for about 8 hours a day, which is mostly private clients, and a couple of group classes too. I attend boxing training twice a week with my husband with coach Ryan Barrett, and head to Bliss for yoga as much a possible.
 

I need to take out my big girl camera out more often because every once in a while I’ll be able to get some photos of my own little one! I’ve photographed many children and babies in the last 5 years and no matter how much you tell me your child is difficult to photograph I will NOT believe you! Why…because I have the most difficult toddler ever! Go figure since photography is my day job 🙂 I have given up on any posed shots with my little gal which I don’t mind because I always love the candid, random glances at the camera photos. This is my Ellerie…and this is how I will remember her at this age

<3 Daria