I'm Jeanette, a photographer, a multicultural millennial, and a perfectionist trying to learn the joy of embracing average, while still dreaming big! On my blog I share all of my latest photoshoots, as well as my thoughts and musings on life and all of the ups and downs that that entails! Grab a cup of tea, a fluffy blanket, and cozy up with some of my blog posts! 

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"TO FIND THE BEST IN OTHERS. TO LEAVE THE WORLD A BIT BETTER . . . THIS IS TO HAVE SUCCEEDED"

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“IMPERFECTIONS ARE NOT INADEQUACIES; THEY ARE REMINDERS THAT WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.”

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"CHARITABLE VIEWS...CANNOT BE ACQUIRED BY VEGETATING IN ONE LITTLE CORNER OF THE EARTH ALL ONE'S LIFETIME."

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"TRAVEL IS FATAL TO PREJUDICE, BIGOTRY, AND NARROW-MINDEDNESS"

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"STOP CHASING PERFECT, AND START SEEING PROGRESS"

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We seem to be overwhelmed with mantras to “Live your passion,” “pursue your passion,” and “follow your passion,” but what does PASSION actually mean? Chances are, you have asked yourself before and maybe even struggled with the question, “What is my passion?” Passion is defined as a strong feeling for something, and if you are […]

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January 6, 2020

jeanette merstrand photography

Hi Dreamers! This past week I was reminded that there truly is a time and a season for everything, and here’s my little story that reminded me of this: I had mini sessions all week last week in the cherry orchards of Ockstadt, but because of the rain and wind I was certain that the […]

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May 5, 2018

jeanette merstrand

I think everyone experiences it occasionally. Those mornings where the sun is shining and the birds are singing, and you don’t really know why, but you just seem to wake up on the wrong side of the bed. Days where that mood then lingers the rest of the day, and any little thing seems to […]

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April 19, 2018

herning fotograf

  Hi Dreamers! This post veers a bit from my usual posts on this site, but I wanted to share this powerful video that I discovered recently. One of the reasons (reason #101 😉 ) of why I love photography is that I love capturing people’s smiles, people’s emotions, people’s joy. Joy is beautiful to […]

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March 14, 2018