The ONA Journal

Photographer Profile: Wesley Taylor

We love portrait and lifestyle photographer Wesley Taylor's vision of helping people "celebrate the things that make life worth living—spending time with those you love; enjoying good food, drinks and music; and creating a home that refreshes and reflects who you are."

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Photographer Profile: Carrie Hartsfield

"The impacts of global warming are right in my face. I see them and feel them everyday. Having these things in front of me challenges me to share their story with others."

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What's in Cubby Graham's Backpack

Photographer and charity: water Social Media Strategist Cubby Graham shares what tools of the trade he packs in his ONA Clifton backpack.

where ona goes

Where ONA Goes: England and France with Michelle and Kelly

We first got to know this stylish couple when we found out that Michelle bought Kelly a Bowery bag for his Christmas gift, and Kelly purchased a Brooklyn satchel for Michelle -- a true ONA family. Michelle is an actress-turned-photographer (you may know her...

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What's In Nancy Ebert's Camps Bay

When wedding photographer Nancy Ebert first shared with us a few photos from a recent trip of hers to South Africa, we knew we had to pass them along and share them with all of you. After all, South Africa...

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Photographer Profile: Ryan Longnecker

We first met Ryan Longnecker shortly before this year's Photo Field Trip, since Ryan wanted to give us a heads up that he would be in charge of photographing this year's week-long event. Throughout the course of our five days...

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Where ONA Goes: Oregon with Sam Ciurdar

We were recently introduced to Sam Ciurdar, a Southern California-based filmmaker and photographer, who like our friend Jonathan Gipaya, just decided to make the jump into photography and filmmaking on a full-time basis. Sam's creative resume boasts names like The Mindy Project,...

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Photographer Profile: Jonathan Grado

If you've spent any time in the audiophile world, the name Grado Labs is probably a familiar one. A Brooklyn-based, family-owned business since 1953, Grado is best known today as a maker of high-end headphones, though it began as a maker of phono...

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Where ONA Goes: Joshua Tree National Park With David Guenther

David Guenther explained to us after he returned from his trip to Joshua Tree National Park, "Hanging out with good friends, and some of the best photographers I know, is cool enough. Hanging out with them in one of the...

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What's in Daniel Han's Bowery, Berlin and Brixton

Daniel Han, more popularly known as "Snapmotive" on social media, has been a loyal friend of the brand and can often be found shooting weddings in southern California and beyond. In fact, he recently shot the wedding of Hollywood actor Ki Hong Lee,...

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Where ONA Goes: Nicaragua with Tyler Nevitt

We first ran across Tyler Nevitt and his work a few months ago on Instagram, shortly before he left New York City for a trip to Nicaragua. As we scrolled through his feed, we were immediately captivated by his photographs, many of...

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Photographer Profile: Kaitlin Hebert

Kaitlin Noel Hebert, a native of Montgomery County, Maryland, now resides in Cape May, NJ with her family. She is a highly sought after wedding photographer and the proud mother of two boys, Nick and Ryan. Kaitlin would never have guessed how unexpected...

Travel

Travel Journal: El Capitan Canyon

If you’re a regular follower of our blog, you know how much we love seeing the cool places where ONA bags go with our amazing customers. Our team also loves globetrotting with our own ONA bags – earlier this month, marketing director Mark Chou spent five days...

Blogger Profile

Blogger Profile: The Road Les Traveled

Lesley Murphy launched her travel blog, The Road Les Traveled, with a focus on the "luxury adventure" niche when she realized there wasn't a blog catering to this demographic of readers – those who didn't want to just backpack a country only to miss out on...