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A few Saturdays ago I was lucky to be up close for @walkforpeace.usa It was such a warm and overwhelming experience on that gusty and frigid day. @alokathepeacedog was not walking that day but one of the gracious Monks took me to the support vehicle to get a quick snap of him resting. #walkforpeace #alokathepeacedog by @lukechristo

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7 months ago

Thanks to @petesmithwarrenton Smith for taking this wonderful photo and to Linda Heimstra for painting George on this mural. He's to the left of the butterfly. This is what great community is all about. by @lukechristo

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9 months ago

This was posted on Facebook a few weeks ago. I forgot to post it here and I know some close friends are only on IG now:
Charmaine Lee Piantadosi, 77, of Washington, Va., died at home April 7, with her family at her side.
Dancer, teacher, healer, loving wife and mother, voracious reader, music appreciator, nature lover and friend to all God’s creatures great and small (but especially dogs), Charmaine was mostly bed-bound since 2019, when a massive heart attack robbed her of breath — but not of life, or joy, or wonder, or the focused, loving presence she maintained until the end.

Born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, to Reginald and Marie Lee, Charmaine showed an early interest in dance, starting formal lessons at the age of three. By the time she reached her teens, she was a professional ballet soloist who performed with three of the four South African state ballet companies, traveling the country before joining the British company Ballet Rambert in London. At London’s Royal Academy of Dance and in Lesotho, South Africa and Washington, D.C., Charmaine studied ballet, modern, jazz, tap, Spanish, belly dancing, African, classical Greek and other styles.

In the 1970s, Charmaine’s interests increasingly turned toward the healing arts — specifically Polarity Therapy, a hybrid of Indian yogic traditions, Eastern martial and healing arts and Western holistic approaches to personal wellness. At this point, the healing arts were as much a professional study as a personal need for Charmaine. As she found herself increasingly at odds with South Africa’s Apartheid-era politics and policies, Charmaine was eventually able to move with her then five-year-old son to London, where she was granted refugee status, and later to Washington, D.C., and U.S. citizenship.

Charmaine is predeceased by her parents, and by her elder sister, Mel (Marie) and brother-in-law, Colin. She is survived by her son, Luke Christopher (from an earlier marriage to Harry Christopher), and by her husband, Roger.

The family plans a memorial service/celebration of life later in the spring, or early summer. by @lukechristo

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a year ago

@rappnews shared our beautiful celebration of #earthday2025 to the world and we are so grateful! We are also DELIGHTED to share we will be at @sperryfest today and at our #faeriegarden on @sperryville_river_district trail…so that we can continue to promote our MISSION! Special thanks to @lukechristo for this fabulous capture of our celebration
#lefayenchantedcircle #earthfaeries #stewardsoftheearth #plantnativeplants #faeriegarden #faeries #faeriecon #faeriecore #joinourglobalmovement taken in Sperryville River District by @lukechristo

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It’s truly bizarre seeing your name credited with The National Gallery of Art. I was lucky enough to document five paintings for them for promotional and archival purposes. Big thanks to JFS and check out the story in WaPo. #nationalgallery by @lukechristo

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2 years ago

Rest in peace papa. This is how I will always remember you. by @lukechristo

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2 years ago

One of my favorite photos Is with one of my favorite artists. This won a Best in Show at the 2022 Virginia press association awards and I’m always very grateful of the time he gave me. #NolPutnam taken in Rappahannock County by @lukechristo

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2 years ago

Why would I ever need to shoot photos at 195 frames per second? #pomeranian #canonr3 #canon by @lukechristo

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3 years ago

This is how you shoot deer. by @lukechristo

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3 years ago

John Oliver‘s acceptance speech at the Emmy’s thanking Liverpool Football Club. Sorry for the potato camera. by @lukechristo

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3 years ago

Zero photoshop. George with nice light and a #canonR3 #pommeranian by @lukechristo

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3 years ago

Central casting call for a person who has experience with a #johndeere #tractor by @lukechristo

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3 years ago