My intention for starting the Ivan Apfel Photography Blog was not only to provide a place to showcase current professional work, but also to provide a place where clients and potential clients could get some insight into me as a photographer on a personal level. So while this post may not have anything to do with my professional work, it does allow you to see who it is you are intending to entrust photograph your special day, your growing family or just your life in general.
One of the reasons why I love being a wedding and portrait photographer is that I am really into family. Anyone who has met and spoken to me for at least two minutes knows how crazy I am about my wife Ana and son William (aka Will, Bug, Woo). Our families are very close as well. Almost weekly dinners with her family is our tradition on the Ruggiero side. As for my family, once a year all of the Apfels (all nine of us) pack our bags and go on a week to two week vacation together. This is actually really great for Will and our nephew Hagen because with my brother and his family being New Yorkers, Will and Hagen don’t get to see each other much during the year and even though there is a two year difference between them, they have always been crazy about each other.
This year’s trip? The South of France, Provence to be exact. A friend of my parents owns a country home on top of a mountain in a small village named Roussillon and was generous enough to offer it to them for a month in June and July. This was my second trip to France and my first to Provence. This was Ana’s first trip to France and Will’s first trip to Europe. So needless we were very excited about this trip. Below are just a fraction of all the pictures I shot while there.
Click on the picture to learn more about the image or location Don’t forget to check out my favorite B&W images from Paris on our last day in France by clicking here.
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