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Hey everyone! I am Nate Mathai, and I’m a wedding and portrait photographer based out of Chicago, Illinois.  I’ve been blessed with eyes that capture authentic moments, and heart that seeks personal relationships, and a mind constantly looking for unique situations.  Through my words and images, I invite you to join up in doing life with me.  I have such a blast with it, and would love for you to come along!

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Recap: Christmas

I feel like I’ve been gone from this blog for so long!  I hope all of you guys had a happy Holiday Season and are ready to get up and running in 2009.

To start, anyone who still has images from the December Challenge can still send them in, I’ll get it posted within the week.  Also, I was thinking of trying something a bit different for the challenge for 2009, so keep an eye out for that to come soon.

I’m playing a little catch-up here, and so here’s a recap from the Christmas celebrations here.  On Christmas Eve, I went over to my fiancee’s place and celebrated with her family.  With four kids, it was quite an eventful time, especially with the opening of presents.

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Christmas was then held at my parent’s place, where my sisters and their in-laws came as well.  We only have two little ones running around, so it was a lot more tame.

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And here are a couple group pics by request:  The siblings, then everyone (less one set of in-laws who left earlier)

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New Year’s Eve Proposal

Congrats to my good friends Sijin and Jaimy for getting engaged!  A little tease with more to come:

Sijin and Jaimy's Proposal on New Year's Eve in Chicago, IL

…oh, and here’s the beauty that is the Chicago skyline at night on New Year’s Eve that I grabbed waiting for the happy couple to arrive.

Sijin and Jaimy's Proposal on New Year's Eve in Chicago, IL

Happy New Year, everyone! Make this year BALLER!

MTC Regionals: Day3

Full recap to come, but for now enjoy the images.




















MTC Regionals: Day2

Full recap to come, but enjoy the photos for now!