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InspiredbySummer
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Celebrated Living
Summer’s a crowdpleaser…a time for picnicbaskets,music
festivals, familytravel,andsandcastles.Howconvenient:We’ve
coveredall thesesubjectsandmore inthis, oursummer issue.
Senioreditorlori Stacydelves intothehot trendof edible land-
scapes; beautiful beach-housedecor graces thepages; andour
illustriousdirectorof artandeditorial,MichaelWoody, educates
usabout incrediblewoodenboats.Onlineat celebratedliving.com,
you’llfindanexclusiveroundupofsomeof thecoolestnewoutdoor
furnitureoptions forpatioplaytime.
cruiser-stylebicyclesare therage (seepage14) andare the
epitomeofcarefreesummertimefun.Onecompanywe’vefeatured,
Villycustoms, letsyoudesignyourowncruiser,andwearepart-
neringwiththemtogiveawayacustombike.We’lldraw
theluckywinnertowardtheendofsummer, sovisit
celebratedliving.com/promotionstoget inonthefun.
Speakingofgiveaways,you’llnoticethis is
Celebrated
Living
’sannualPlatinumlist issue,wherewerevealour
readers’ choicesforthebesthotels,golfcourses, cruise
lines, andspas.Oneluckygrand-prizewinnerreceiveda
whopping500,000aadvantagemilesplusapairofTaG
Heueraquaracerwatchespresentedbyluxuryjewelers
littleSwitzerlandandJewels,andfiveotherwinners
eachsnagged100,000aadvantagemiles—just for
lendingtheirexpertopinions.Prettysweetdeal, I’dsay.
Oneof themost compellingstories inthis issue isn’t
exactlyastoryat all. It’smoreof avisual gift from
photographerDavidOrias,whichweentitle“MakingWaves.”
Somethingaboutbeachesandsunsetsandwaterdrivesadesire
tocapture themwithphotography, andOrias isanamazingself-
taughtphotographerwhoencouragespeople to“shootwhatyou’re
passionateabout.”We thought itwouldbecool tohaveyoudo just
that.We’d likeyoutosend insomeof your favoritesummertime
photos (see celebratedliving.com/promotions), andwemight
just showoff some of our favorites!
Here’ssome inspirationforyou:Duringmymorethan21years
withamericanairlines, I’vepassionatelypursued
photographyas ahobby. I recentlydonateda large-
scale canvasversionof thewater imageyouseeheretoa
charityfundraiserauction, andwasthrilledwhenthe
piecesoldfor farmore thanweever imagined. The idea
thatmyartmadeapositive impact and that someone
somewhere isenjoyingthe imageonawall intheirhome
ishugelygratifying—andjustplainfun—soshowus
your summer photos!When I interviewedOrias, he inspired
me to finally put a collection ofmy images on awebsite, and
thomasintandem.com ismy buddingwork in progress.
Here’shopingthis issue inspiresyouthissummer.
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