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Brit Victoria (they/she)
Has camera, will climb, stand in a raging river or perch on the edge of a cliff for a good photo.
I'm not exaggerating.
Nowadays my photo business takes a bit of a back seat to my full-time passion of community journalism, but I'm still game to schedule a photo shoot around my hectic interview schedule. I love capturing moments for people to cherish throughout their lives. It's an honor to be welcomed in to be part of someone's life story.
I'm also working to get more blogging in, spreading the literary love I give my newspaper community on a daily basis to this website and its readers.
Discovering My Identity and What I Wore
An Ephron-inspired look at how finding your authentic self can influence your closet, and vice versa Coming of age and what I wore I...
Brit Victoria
Mar 5, 20235 min read
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Amplifying the American voice
Well, Mom. Guess what? In 2020, I don’t need to be a foreign correspondent to be endangered as a journalist. The American government and ...
Brit Victoria
Jun 14, 20203 min read
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Raising the bar
Earth Day 2020: Unbottling your beauty regimen Before COVID-19 became the lens through which we view everything I already had a plan for...
Brit Victoria
Apr 25, 20204 min read
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Stress by association
Let me start this by acknowledging how fortunate I really am. I have at least partial employment; I have a roof over my head; I have...
Brit Victoria
Apr 12, 20203 min read
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Boycotting is a privilege
I’ve never been a big fan of big business or a believer in the concept that seems to be most fiscal conservative’s wet dream:...
Brit Victoria
Apr 5, 20202 min read
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Self-care isn't selfish
It has been quite some time since I’ve posted, and not for lack of inspiration. I actually have multiple things written – written, not...
Brit Victoria
Mar 15, 20202 min read
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Possibilities not resolutions
Written on Dec. 31, 2019. I've always loved the idea of starting fresh in a new year. Growing up, I remember my mother waking my dad and...
Brit Victoria
Jan 23, 20203 min read
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Be Like Mary
First off, before you ask, I’m not promoting celibacy. Besides Mary allegedly being a virgin mother, there are a lot of other aspects of...
Brit Victoria
Dec 27, 20193 min read
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Gifts that can't be wrapped
Over the past year, the newspaper business here in Oregon has changed in some both expected and unexpected ways. One unexpected way was...
Brit Victoria
Dec 9, 20193 min read
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The marathon of self-love
26 months ago, I was about 282 lbs., depressed, stressed and I hated seeing myself in the mirror. I remember standing in the bathroom of...
Brit Victoria
Dec 5, 20194 min read
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Same love. Same me.
Around the time I turned 19 I remember being in the car with my mom, en route to see my grandparents. It was 2012, around the time Obama...
Brit Victoria
Nov 14, 20194 min read
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From PDX to CVG
For longer than I can remember I've had dreams of travelling. When I was a child and rotating through my array of various "dream jobs,"...
Brit Victoria
Nov 1, 20193 min read
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Purpose in imperfection
Does God making us mortal, though we are meant to be built in Their image, give us more purpose? We are flawed, but does that not teach...
Brit Victoria
Aug 31, 20193 min read
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I am kayak, hear me roar
If you’re a fan of comedy, you’ve hopefully by now watched Amazon Prime and the fabulous Amy Sherman-Palladino’s “The Marvelous Mrs....
Brit Victoria
Aug 25, 20195 min read
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Be like Dorothy
When my ex-fiance and I broke up, I'll admit it. I was terrified. When you live with your S.O. it's a whole different ball game. The...
Brit Victoria
Jul 24, 20195 min read
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Faith and first dates
At this point in my life, I am 100% certain of a handful of things. Jean jackets are a must-have addition to any wardrobe; power naps...
Brit Victoria
Jun 11, 20193 min read
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I made it
I honestly can’t remember the date of the last time I attempted to take my own life. I’m sure it’s stored away up there in my brain...
Brit Victoria
Jun 8, 20194 min read
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Yeah Alright So What
The Year in Which I Finally Accomplished Reading My First Whole Book Since College As an aspiring full-time journalist in college I was...
Brit Victoria
May 30, 20195 min read
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Generation Y: Why Not Talk about Sex
As a twenty-something working woman, girls’ nights have become increasingly infrequent, but also increasingly important. In your youth,...
Brit Victoria
May 18, 20193 min read
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You, me, and anxiety makes three
For my entire life I've pushed myself to succeed. That ambition and reality haven't always lined up. I've gotten my fair amount of Cs in...
Brit Victoria
May 9, 20196 min read
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Why "Someone Great" is the f***ing worst
... And therefore the best I have a sort of love-hate relationship with rom-coms. Seldom have ever watched a romantic comedy and thought...
Brit Victoria
May 5, 20195 min read
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A spa day sponsored by United Airlines
Since I was in the womb, flying hasn't been a big deal. A lot of people I know who haven't flown are weary that they'd have in-flight...
Brit Victoria
Apr 30, 20197 min read
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Patio sets and positive vibes
It’s been a little over a year now since I was unceremoniously thrust back into the single world. To recap for those unfamiliar, I was...
Brit Victoria
Apr 21, 20195 min read
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Daughter of Aries
You’ll be happy to hear, though I’ve been terrible about keeping up with the #lentphotochallenge this year, I have been very diligent...
Brit Victoria
Apr 19, 20193 min read
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Hello, I'm watching "Shrill"
If you have Hulu you need to be watching “Shrill.” It’s a brand new Hulu original starring and co-written by SNL personality Aidy Bryant,...
Brit Victoria
Mar 27, 20195 min read
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Excelling in emotional homework
As a journalist, I feel like I never really stopped having homework. There are countless times I’ve not been able to fit all of the tasks...
Brit Victoria
Mar 21, 20193 min read
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Being a cause agent of faith
Since not all of you follow my personal social media, let me start with this: It’s Lent. And being a woman of faith, every Lent I feel...
Brit Victoria
Mar 17, 20194 min read
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Anything could happen
February was, to sum it up in one word: intense. It started out with the launch of the redesigned Millennial Pink, a joyous, maddening...
Brit Victoria
Mar 9, 20193 min read
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My faults, my faith
“… Man’s desire for God is bedded in his unconscious and seeks to satisfy itself in physical possession of another human. This...
Brit Victoria
Feb 24, 20193 min read
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It ain't for you. It's for me.
First dates, job interviews, or any first-time experience really can be incredibly daunting. In my life, that means first impressions...
Brit Victoria
Feb 3, 20192 min read
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Stick with who you know
Aspiring writers are often advised to “write what you know.” And lately, I’ve been thinking, though it’s 2019, it seems many people still...
Brit Victoria
Jan 18, 20193 min read
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Call me Tzeitel
Back when I was about 50 lbs lighter and had what seems like oodles more time to devote to blogging, I wrote a piece for “Bright Eyes...
Brit Victoria
Jan 11, 20192 min read
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It's a God thing
Though I’ve very recently started taking more credit for my own accomplishments when credit is due and recognizing that where I am in my...
Brit Victoria
Jan 3, 20195 min read
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Why I traded my Tinder Gold status for an Audible subscription
As a full-time writer, I have a love-hate relationship with reading. I read on a daily basis, but I haven’t finished a book in years....
Brit Victoria
Nov 29, 20183 min read
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Holiday jingles and being single
There are few times I’ve ever felt grateful to have a rather small immediate family – this holiday season is one of them. I don’t think...
Brit Victoria
Nov 22, 20183 min read
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Somewhere between Rizzo and every ‘80s Molly Ringwald character
For starters, I know I’m not an exception. I don’t claim to be some one-in-a-million woman or even all that unique. That said, I often...
Brit Victoria
Nov 16, 20183 min read
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Curves Ahead: Promoting self love rather than apologizing for breaking the mold
In high school, I think we all have this rather half-baked idea of what being an adult is like. We recognize some of the associated...
Brit Victoria
Nov 8, 20182 min read
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Voting in moderation
For longer than I can remember, I’ve carried around the value that voting is important. Even now in 2018 there are many people who aren’t...
Brit Victoria
Nov 1, 20184 min read
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Savor being single
For someone who spent the better part of three months distraught over having been unceremoniously abandoned by a man boy, I honestly love...
Brit Victoria
Oct 31, 20182 min read
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Amending the girl code
You see it in TV and movies, everything from teeny bopper after-school specials to classics – yes, I mean classics – like Sex and the...
Brit Victoria
Oct 24, 20184 min read
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Finding my role model
Let me tell you a love story. There was this girl. She was a jack of all trades, loved to read and loved her high school sweetheart,...
Brit Victoria
Oct 17, 20185 min read
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How do you feel about chicken parm?
As much as I love coffee — like the best beer I've ever had was only the best because it was an Antigua coffee brown ale — I hate coffee...
Brit Victoria
Oct 11, 20185 min read
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Firefly
Every moment I spend with you is an act of love that's slowly ripping me apart at the seams. With every stitch I become more vulnerable....
Brit Victoria
Jul 24, 20181 min read
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Independence of the heart
It’s been nearly three years since I last wrote on my blog at brighteyesphotos.weebly.com/bright-eyes-nw-blurbs. Last I wrote, I'd been...
Brit Victoria
Jul 4, 20184 min read
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Over the counter
*Originally written on January 14, 2015. Revised June 9, 2018. As I advance in my journalistic career, my tendency to enter any and all...
Brit Victoria
Jan 14, 20154 min read
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