MAD Blog Awards Finalist – Photography

Given PODcast only launched in January last year, it’s hard to explain how thrilled I am to be a MAD Blog Awards Finalist. Especially in the Best Blog Photography category. But thrilled I am – over the moon in fact.

THANK YOU, thank you, thank you to everyone that nominated.

As parents it’s not difficult to find excuses to take photographs of our children. We want to remember all occasions like they happened yesterday.

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We want to capture the special moments so they stay with us forever. Whether it’s a feeling, an emotion or something that happened for the first time.

Like testing a new swing,

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blowing a dandelion clock,

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or licking a lolly.

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We might just want to remember that impromptu lie down because she didn’t know you were there.

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As well as the moments, we enjoy storytelling. We like to share our adventures so you can picture yourself there too.

Whether a boathouse and the wooded valley at Winkworth Arboretum,

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the Devils Punch Bowl with its incredible views, fascinating history and wild horses.

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or spotting exotic butterflies in a state-of-the art Glasshouse.

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As well as keeping a record of our adventures, I love to photograph the detail in the every day. Capturing the magic? I don’t know but it’s very exciting, a bit like butterflies in your tummy. 

It’s what makes me lie in the mud waiting for a ladybird to scale a blade of grass.

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It’s what makes me to walk to nursery when it’s cold and foggy.

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It’s what makes me capture water droplets when it’s pouring with rain.

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It’s what makes me photograph a leaf to show you how delicate it is.

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It’s what makes me kneel on the gravel so I can get under a flower.

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And it’s what makes me lie under a tree even though I know I’m being watched. But I love every single minute.

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Please vote for PODcast in the MAD Blog Awards. Thank you πŸ™‚ 

Linking up with #PoCoLo over at Verily Victoria Vocalises and What’s The Story? here on PODcast.

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  • Nell@PigeonPairandMe.com March 28, 2014 at 7:37 am

    What a glorious image – you lying under that beautiful tree, to take such a magnificent photo! I’m not surprised you made it to the finals. You are a very talented photographer. All the best of luck!

  • TheBoyandMe March 28, 2014 at 9:15 am

    This is why you’re a finalist, you take such amazingly beautiful and clear photographs! Congratulations.

  • Iona@redpeffer March 28, 2014 at 9:22 am

    Your photographs are always stunning, well deserved.

  • MumLee March 28, 2014 at 9:33 am

    Awesome clicks. You know what, I always love to look at your pictures. You do take brilliant shots. Love all of them. πŸ™‚

    #Po.Co.Lo

  • Sarah MumofThree World March 28, 2014 at 9:46 am

    I already have! So pleased to see you in the finals as I nominated you, because as you know I absolutely love your photography. Every time I take a photo I’m proud of and think it’s nearly as good as yours, I look at yours and realise I’ve still got a long way to go!

  • Capture by Lucy March 28, 2014 at 10:11 am

    So well deserved! Can’t wait to see you in Septmeber! xx

  • Capture by Lucy March 28, 2014 at 10:15 am

    whoops September!

  • Jenny March 28, 2014 at 10:20 am

    Fantastic post. I love it and all your amazing photos. Best of luck so proud of you!

  • Charlotte March 28, 2014 at 11:07 am

    Congrats on making finalists, I never doubted you would πŸ™‚ Good luck x

  • Verily Victoria Vocalises March 28, 2014 at 11:38 am

    You know that I am one of your biggest supporters lovely. So pleased I was one of the ones who voted the first time around – and will do so again. Your photos are stunning, every time. A thoroughly deserving finalist. Can’t wait to celebrate properly with you this time – and not whilst you are working! Thanks for linking to PoCoLo lovely x

  • older mum in a muddle March 28, 2014 at 3:31 pm

    So thoroughly deserved…. you are very very talented behind that lens. The bestest luck in the world (and I am in love with that spiders web). X

  • Susie Dove March 28, 2014 at 3:46 pm

    Just beautiful, Charly, you certainly deserve a place in the finals!

  • Notmyyearoff March 28, 2014 at 4:43 pm

    HUGE Well done!!! I love gazing at your photos and always imagine you crawling around everywhere to get good angles and up really really close. You must actually hold your breath I bet. Best of luck in the finals, its really deserved!

  • Rosie @Eco-Gites of Lenault March 28, 2014 at 9:43 pm

    Fabulous collection – where’s the LIKE button?

  • Hurrah For Gin March 28, 2014 at 10:05 pm

    Stunning photography! So well deserved πŸ™‚ looking forward to saying hi on the night x

  • Sara (@mumturnedmom) March 29, 2014 at 12:27 am

    So incredibly well deserved Charly, you absolutely have my vote x

  • HPMcQ March 29, 2014 at 10:19 am

    congratulations and good luck on the night!

  • Dean March 29, 2014 at 12:01 pm

    Oh I really do hope you win! πŸ™‚ And of course, I voted for you again πŸ™‚ x

  • Coombemill March 29, 2014 at 12:24 pm

    Your photography has come on so fast since you began blogging you thoroughly deserve your finalist place and what a stunning post to support your nomination. Your blog and your photography are flying high, enjoy!

  • Wicked World of Lucas March 29, 2014 at 5:55 pm

    Charly – you inspired me to take up photography and I only hope to be half as good as you are. Your photos amaze me every week and I will soooooo be voting for you. You’re my photographic Obi-Wan Kenobi!!!! lol xxx #pocolo

  • Kriss MacDonald March 30, 2014 at 12:57 am

    Just stunningly beautiful photos Charly!

  • Merlinda (@pixiedusk) March 30, 2014 at 3:09 pm

    Drooling overr how pretty your photos are and you deserve that nomination =)

    Happy Mums Day #pocolo

  • Sam March 30, 2014 at 8:32 pm

    Your photography is a winner in my book. I can only aspire. X

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  • The Reading Residence March 31, 2014 at 7:35 am

    You so deserve to be a finalist, Charly. Your photos are stunning, and I love this post, seeing so many of my favourites of yours all in one place πŸ™‚

  • Honest Mum March 31, 2014 at 8:12 am

    Captivating stills, full of emotion-so well deserved x

  • Jenny March 31, 2014 at 8:27 am

    I know I have already commented but these are so stunning. Your photography is amazing. I wish you lived closer so you could teach me! I am such a beginner. πŸ™‚ Congrats again on the Finalist.

  • YouBabyMeMummy March 31, 2014 at 9:13 am

    Amazing! I look at one photo and think it’s my favourite then scroll to the next one and they are all my favourite! Such brilliant skill hun xx

  • suzanne3childrenandit March 31, 2014 at 9:29 am

    And you deserve every single vote lady! I just find your photography mesmerising. Good luck x x

  • Jess Paterson March 31, 2014 at 10:57 am

    Such fantastic photographs, you absolutely deserve your place in the final. I love the way you get down and dirty to get the perfect shot for us to enjoy and for you to look back on to remember those precious times on your parenting and photography journey. Best of luck! x

  • Lou's Lake Views March 31, 2014 at 12:33 pm

    Congrats on the nomination and best of luck with the finals, well deserved! you photos are always so beautiful πŸ™‚

  • Tarana March 31, 2014 at 1:41 pm

    Congratulations! You really deserve, because your photos are stunning. All the best!

  • Californian Mum in London March 31, 2014 at 5:08 pm

    Such gorgeous photos. Well-deserved as a MADS finalist!

  • Karen Bell March 31, 2014 at 8:45 pm

    Congratulations on the MADS! Your photos are stunning!

  • LauraCYMFT March 31, 2014 at 9:07 pm

    Your photos are always so striking and so beautiful. Wishing you the best of luck. I have to say, the photography category is a toughie but that just shows how talented you are!

  • shahnaz April 1, 2014 at 9:36 am

    Amazing pictures as always x Congrats on the MADs well deserved x

  • mama syder April 1, 2014 at 9:37 am

    Congratulations! I love your photography so much xxx

  • sarah hill wheeler (@hill_wheeler) April 1, 2014 at 11:34 am

    Congratulations on making the short list…still getting my head around the MADS etc Thoroughly deserved…I love the way you capture Pod, landscapes (all those lovely NT properties) and flowers and flora….variety and depth!

  • Doubtfulmum April 1, 2014 at 5:30 pm

    Already did babe. Lovely photos… Hoping I may persuade you to take a few of my baby one day πŸ™‚

  • Katie April 1, 2014 at 8:55 pm

    This is so well written, and well deserved. Good Luck!

  • Steph @MisplacedBrit April 3, 2014 at 8:30 am

    Gorgeous! I love your #Whatsthestory for the ladybird πŸ™‚ Love that you lay in the mud to catch it!

  • DownsSideUp April 3, 2014 at 9:37 pm

    Congratulations and so very deserved! I am so pleased to see so many of my faves as finalists in the MADs. Your photos are simply stunning and always make me stop and look.
    Hayley x

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  • Funky Wellies April 5, 2014 at 4:16 pm

    It is totally deserved. Well done you! πŸ™‚ xx

  • there and back again... a mother's tale April 6, 2014 at 3:41 pm

    So well deserved, good luck Charley!

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