leiomclaren

Leio McLaren

✞ Gold Coast, Australia Love Life, Love People. leiomclaren@gmail.com ✌🏼
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California dreaming. 🌅 ••••• I’ve been going through reminiscing through photos from America and found this banger that I never posted. This was a killer sunset and one I will never forget. We went to Santa Monica Pier earlier that day and it definitely was a sight to be seen. Walking through the pier you get to see so many diverse sets of people, I think that was one of my most fond takeaways from the trip - being able to see such cultural diversity wherever you look. Hope you enjoy the photo. Enjoy your weekend!! 🤘
Among the stars. 🌟 ••••• Here’s a silhouette taken the other day. I’ve been growing fonder of blue hour every time I shoot. It’s a really nice feeling to capture that last light of the day right as the stars come out. 🌌 This is a little idea I had the other day, it turned out exactly how I wanted it to. Hope you enjoy it. Enjoy your Friday guys!! 💙
s̶u̶m̶m̶e̶r̶, I mean winter. ❄️ ••••• It’s so crazy to live in a place where we continually get tropical weather. We are so blessed that on the Gold Coast our winters are 23 degrees! Southern cities in Oz have recorded the coldest days ever in 128 years and we’re sitting here basking in the sun and surfing. 😂 It’s crazy to think we are in a country where beach culture is so strong, yet in other countries some don’t even have beaches at all. I continue to try and take advantage of that, even if we are in winter!
Golden sands. ⛱ ••••• This is my first ever drone shot! I’m already loving it and haven’t crashed it yet. haha 😂 It’s so cool to be able to capture totally different perspectives and is definitely challenging me to start thinking from a birds eye view. It continues to blow my mind that we live in such a scenic destination and can drive for a few mins to have a whole beach to ourselves. 🏝 It’s something special that only a Gold Coaster can appreciate. Have a great Wednesday and remember to take some time out in your special place. 🤘
Very rare. ••••• Here’s a very rare photo of me not wearing shoes. haha 😂 Ever since going to Yosemite I’m addicted to the adrenaline of sitting on cliffs. This was taken above a great one on the Coast called Twin Falls. In other news, I just bought a drone so I’m currently out taking it for a spin trying not to crash it. 😆 I’m already in love with it. Some shots to come soon!
Sliding into the weekend like. 🏂 ••••• That’s @kanyenotofficial skating on Venice Beach like an absolute boss. This day was actually the first time I had ever skated and made for a very fun task for Kanye to teach me. 😂 Los Angeles was an amazing experience and one of my favourite trips I’ve done so far. I tried something a bit different for this edit and decided to make a gif like photo. Tell me what you guys think! 🤘
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Moments in time. ••••• Here’s a little bit of polaroidception for you guys. This was taken at 3 different times of the day. I love how a view can convey a totally different emotion depending on what time of the day you are present. From the harsh daylight to the twilight stars. There’s something about taking a photo with a polaroid camera, the thought that this single object is the only instance of that moment. There’s something special about that. Hope you guys enjoy this image and are all well - enjoying your moments in time! ✨
Bay loving. 🌉 ••••• I have so many photos from America that I never ended up posting so I’ve been editing a few classics, soz not soz. 💁 We were only in San Francisco for a day so this was a must stop. It’s actually very rare to get a day where it’s clear as fog is of high occurrence in the bay. Straight after this @kanyenotofficial and I actually walked a few blocks through a sketchy neighbourhood to find a KFC. 🍗👴🏻 We looked it up and thought ‘that’s so close’. It was the longest few blocks of our lives. It was easily one of the most dangerous situations we have ever been in. ☘️🔪🔫 As they say you have to risk it all for the one’s you love. Dedicated to our real homies that have always been there for us, all 21 🍗🍗 of you.
Magenta 🌷 ••••• This was from the sunset two days ago. It was one of the best ones I’ve seen in a while! I do love summer sunsets but winter ones take the cake for me. The way it mixes bright oranges 🍊 and calm blues 💦 to create an awe inspiring magenta colour is quite phenomenal. I’m actually really in love with magenta at the moment - it’s one of my favourite colours to take pictures of and this is definitely one of the most incredible circumstances to see it in nature. 🏝
Man’s best friend. ••••• The sunset yesterday was hectic but on another note, here’s a photo of me with Maverick. He’s one of three dogs we have in our house 🐶 and is definitely more adventurous than the rest. For me dogs win the cat/dog debate. They always are there to shower you in love unconditionally and can always tell when you’re sad. It’s amazing to always have energetic pets that are forever up for an adventure - no matter what!
Sunset #shotoniphone ••••• The warm glow of a sunset is like no other. It creates a sense of home and for me it symbolises the turning of a new page. The hope for a better tomorrow. Knowing that we are in a constant state of change and that nothing stays the same. That’s only some of the reasons why I love sunsets. It’s amazing to live in a place where we constantly get crazy sunsets that fill the sky with that warm glow. 🌅
Wish 💫 ••••• I was going to make a cliché ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ joke but realised I’ve already done that before. 💁 Seriously though, I really do love stargazing. Space 🚀 has always been a fascination of mine. It's amazing to think about how vast the universe is and that we play such a small part of it on Earth. We freak out about the minutiae of everyday life but in a larger perspective things are so different. It’s a metaphor. 😉 Side note - that’s the first time I’ve really ever used the 💫 emoji - there really is an emoji for everything.
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