IrinaPhotography

08/25/2026

🍅🖤 Dark Heirloom Tomatoes: A Still Life, Then a Salad
I bought these for the colour and couldn't bring myself to cut them for two days — deep plum going almost black, gold at the shoulders, scarlet at the ribs. So before they became lunch, they became a photo shoot.
On the blog: why the dark varieties shoot so much better than ordinary red ones, the one-light setup behind them, and the simple August salad they ended up in. 🌿
📷 Read it 👉 https://pinetreeca.com/dark-heirloom-tomatoes/

Dark heirloom tomatoes photographed in low light, then sliced into a simple summer salad with feta and dill. Photos, styling notes and the recipe.

08/23/2026

91 seconds over Valladolid — Spain’s first total eclipse from the mainland since 1905.
https://pinetreeca.com/91-seconds-over-castilla-chasing-the-solar-eclipse-in-valladolid-spain/

Chasing the total solar eclipse in Valladolid, Spain: 91 seconds of darkness, empty plazas at siesta hour, and a late lunch of jamón on a shaded terrace.

08/23/2026

91 seconds over Valladolid — Spain’s first total eclipse from the mainland since 1905.
https://pinetreeca.com/91-seconds-over-castilla-chasing-the-solar-eclipse-in-valladolid-spain/
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Chasing the total solar eclipse in Valladolid, Spain: 91 seconds of darkness, empty plazas at siesta hour, and a late lunch of jamón on a shaded terrace.

08/15/2026

08/03/2026

Where to eat near Kraków’s Main Square — a photographer’s walking guide. 🇵🇱
🍩 Warm pączki on Floriańska (order the rose petal jam first)
🥖 A 40 cm zapiekanka that feeds two
🍒 Flavoured vodka in a bar wallpapered with old newspapers
🍦 Sicilian gelato on Szpitalna — stay for the coffee
🏛️ One scoop under the arcades of a 14th-century cloth market
🌅 And why you should be out walking at 6:30am
All photos my own.(c) Full guide here 👇
https://pinetreeca.com/where-to-eat-near-krakows-main-square-a-walk-through-the-old-town/
https://pinetreeca.com/where-to-eat-near-krakows-main-square-a-walk-through-the-old-town/

A photographer's walking guide to food near Kraków Main Square — warm pączki, zapiekanki, Sicilian gelato and vodka bars in the Old Town.

06/30/2026

🌿💜 A Morning in the Lavender Rows of Niagara
A quiet morning in the purple (and white!) lavender rows of Niagara wine country — when the bloom peaks, what to shoot, and where to find the farms before the rows get cut. Ontario's lavender window is short, so go early. ✨
📷 Read it 👉 https://pinetreeca.com/a-morning-in-the-lavender-rows-of-niagara/

A photographer's morning in the purple and white lavender rows of Niagara wine country — when to go, what to shoot, and how to take the colour home.

06/30/2026

🌿💜 A Morning in the Lavender Rows of Niagara
A quiet morning in the purple (and white!) lavender rows of Niagara wine country — when the bloom peaks, what to shoot, and where to find the farms before the rows get cut. Ontario's lavender window is short, so go early. ✨
📷 Read it 👉 https://pinetreeca.com/a-morning-in-the-lavender-rows-of-niagara/

06/27/2026

Crisp, peppery, ready in 10 minutes. 🌱

French breakfast radishes, cucumber, and a grainy mustard vinaigrette — the small, honest kind of dish I keep coming back to. All photos my own.

Recipe on the blog 👇
https://pinetreeca.com/french-breakfast-radish-and-cucumber-salad-with-grainy-mustard-vinaigrette/

An easy radish and cucumber salad in a grainy mustard vinaigrette — crisp, peppery, and ready in 10 minutes.