Our neighbors invited us to an ice hockey match at Patinoire Pôle Sud, home of the Brûleurs de Loups. It was my first live game, and I was amazed! The speed and skill are unreal-I definitely lost all respect for footballers falling on the grass! As a portrait photographer, I brought my old ‭70-300mm/ f5.6 lens and Nikon D850. Capturing the kids playing on the ice was a joy. Here are a few photos from a great night!

Here is the quick, simple, and warm text for your blog post: Living here in the French Alps in Les Belleville is truly a dream come true for me. The summer here is absolutely amazing, with sunny days and stunning green views. Autumn is not usually my favorite season, but in these mountains, it looks so beautiful with all the warm colors! Sadly, I have only experienced spring here once, but it was lovely to see nature wake up. Here are a few photos I took during these three seasons.

World Photography Day goes back to 1839, when a French artist named Louis Daguerre invented the daguerreotype-one of the very first ways to freeze a real image onto a metal plate.