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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: That beautiful afternoon when we enjoyed the perfect light and cava in your Grandfather’s garden.

Last year’s 31/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Laughing with your dada is the best part of your day!

Last year’s 30/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: A Giraffe, a Ladybug and a Zebra - hanging around at Brighton’s library! 

Last year’s 29/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Is that the train?! Choo-choo

Last year’s 28/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: You just love chatting away….       

Last year’s 27/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: New hiking generation – you and patita hiking in the Black Forest!      

Last year’s 26/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Three (beautiful) cousins having fun in Freiburg.     

Last year’s 25/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Your father says your eyes took the colour from this sea in the Black Forest: the Feldsee – one of our favourites places in the world.    

Last year’s 24/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Bath time in the Black Forest – you certainly loved it!  

Last year’s 23/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Happy lion (A photo taken with your dad’s old Leica!) 

Last year’s 22/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: This Mexican blouse provoked your profound anger this morning and you cried for 10 minutes facing the floor non-stop! This, I fear, is an early beginning of the “Terrible Twos”. Please do be kind with us. 

Last year’s 21/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: This is the way we celebrated my 37^th B-Day! You and your dad are my best gifts ever.

Last year’s 20/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: I adore those two little arms that hug me tight!  

Last year’s 19/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Footprints in the sand… during a girls's get-away in Panama!

Last year’s 18/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Dancing blues at a retro café in San Fernando Viejo!

Last year’s 17/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Movement divine! 

Last year’s 16/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Splish, splash, splosh - having great fun with Dex!

Last year’s 15/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Gotya (Easter egg)!

Last year’s 14/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Enjoying the Pacific Ocean with all that comes with it – tons of sand! 

Last year’s 13/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Playing on a Sunday morning with your beloved Sussex friends! 

Last year’s 12/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Henry I is your new loyal companion! Now and then, you make sure he enjoys a cuddle or two.  

Last year’s 11/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Contemplation - one of your favourite pastimes! 

Last year’s 10/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Walking, walking, walking! It’s been four weeks now since you started – today you enjoyed your first stroll on a magnificent carpet of purple petals. 

Last year’s 9/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Painting in the afternoon sun – so many colours, so many choices! 

Last year’s 8/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Taking a walk in the park and sporting dad’s Panama hat was great fun!

Last year’s 7/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Out and about on Victoria, your new horse friend, chasing red Indians - and making friends with some of them (a game you inherited from your dad!). 

Last year’s 6/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Everyday when you arrive from nursery, you like to take your shoes off, put your feet up the balcony and have a long look at the infinity! 

Last year’s 5/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Having great fun with your new friend – Candela! Throwing her off the chair, time and again! 

Last year’s 4/52 portrait. 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: I would love to be able to tell you that we get our food from other places than a megastore – but the reality is that life in the tropics implies once a week a visit to this store, full of people, full of options, full of capitalism! However, you seemed to enjoy it and are the loveliest company for my shopping day. 

Last year 3/52 portrait! 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: Books! Wonderful, intriguing stories – every morning you can’t wait to take a look at them all over again! 

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“A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015”

Sophia: “Hiya – welcome back to our 52 project!”

2014 in retrospect and our warmest wishes for 2015!

2014 was a really BIG year for us, with massive changes and profound life lessons! It’s been good documenting so many little things that filled our lives with joy.

Worry and fear accompanied the decisions we took. I felt anxious about letting uncertainty back into our lives. The prospect of returning to Colombia was an unexpected turn: it appeared to be just that ONE opportunity we had desperately been seeking. But it also meant closing the “Sussex chapter” too soon; at times it felt overwhelming. After many days of deep thought we finally worked our way towards embracing the change and I just told myself to get on with it. Since then, my motto has been to experience change as something exciting and thrilling, to ease the resistance that more often than not still haunts me, and to just let it flow and discover all the great – amusing, little and big - things that come with life changes. 

Now, we are (almost) settled in Cali – the Colombian city where I grew up. We are slowly finding the way to live our lives in more simple terms, holding tight to the life lessons we brought with us, trying to embrace wisdom - the tree of life.

And so, as we prepare for the New Year we wholeheartedly wish you all a bright and fulfilling 2015, packed with love, the simple joy of being, and success in the pursuit of pleasure. 

Big hugs and love,

Julia, Markus & Sophia

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"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Sophia: you loved the freezing waters of the River Pance! Your soul definitely belongs to this land.

And just like that…. 52 portraits! I love the satisfaction that comes with a completed project. Thank you so much for tuning in every so often - pop by in 2015 for the next one! 

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"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Sophia: And just like that, we are one portrait away of the 52 project 2014 Grand Finale! Today a glance of your Montessori inspired room in Cali. 

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"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Sophia: Cookies and chocolate waiting for you at 6:30 am? You certainly are enjoying it! Your German dad is proving to be very keen to keep up old traditions, such as Nikolo’s visit (in the tropics!). 

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"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Sophia: you were the loveliest ‘dancing sheep’ at the Christmas musical.

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"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Sophia: definitely the most gorgeous (a little blurry) smile. 

47/52

"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Sophia: Enjoying mobility and automation at its best! ...‘Hey, little bear (Chin), what’s up? Wanna take a ride?’

46/52

"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Sophia: The joy of eating your first BDay cake! 

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"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Sophia: This week you turned 1 year old! We had a small celebration that you enjoyed from the beginning to the end… especially  the new toys and the delicious cake. Love you, gorgeous girl – thanks for a wonderful year by your side! 

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"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Sophia: Enjoying a very quiet Sunday afternoon in Ginebra, Valle. 

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"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014." 

Sophia: 'Shamanic adventures' on the Amazonian bench which Arturo left for you.

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"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014." 

Sophia: Ready for your first day at the nursery caleña. 

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"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Sophia: I’m sure you have a tropical soul. So far, you have been coping well with life in Cali - “La Sucursal del Cielo”.   

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"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Sophia: You are becoming a confident walker - especially with the complicity of your grandma, who loved taking turns with you in Kipling's garden.

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"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Sophia: A beautiful farewell at the Ram in Firle. On the other side of the Great Pond we miss our friends from the British Isles a lot!

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"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Sophia: In October, we packed up our life in Brighton and moved to Colombia. Here you are for the last time (this year) with your beloved Sussex friends! 

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"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Sophia: we celebrated your dad’s BDay -in style- in Oxford… where you had a first taste of power on the floor of Balliol College Hall.

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"A portrait of our daughter, once a week, every week, in 2014."

Sophia: I call you lately “Miss Newton” for it seems that you want to confirm always that any object is subject to the laws of gravity!