Meet Margaret

Have you ever sobbed over a Canon 5D Mark III? Because I surely have.

Recently, my wonderful partner gifted me a Canon 5D Mark III.

I cried when I opened it.

I cried when the weight of it really hit me -

the gratitude I felt, and how deeply seen I was.

And then I ugly-cried over the spin dial.

Then I just kept crying.

I cried over the composition grid in the viewfinder.

I cried when I saw the difference between the

crop sensor on my Rebel and Miss Full-Frame Sensor Margaret.

I cried over the fact that I can now control white balance in-camera.

And of course, I cried over the insane ISO range.

Upgrading from my Rebel to Margaret feels big.

2026 feels thrilling.

It feels like a shift -

the kind that feels small in the moment,

but when you look back,

you realize you are a new version of yourself.

My first walk with Margaret was on New Year’s Day, 2026.

A quiet, snowy morning.

A dusk that felt sleepy but hopeful.

The sky painted with a sincerity I hadn’t seen in quite some time.

Light soft and wrapped in blue -

the kind of morning you’re endlessly grateful for in a world that is never quiet.

I stepped outside my front door and captured this stillness. 

And of course, I cried again -

because Margaret felt like an extension of myself. 

I finally have something that lets what’s

in my brain exist in the real world. 

That lets you see how I see the world.

Please enjoy the first images that truly feel like they

came straight from the inside of my head.

-Ali

New Years Day 2026

A snowy suburban street at dusk with power lines and evergreen trees silhouetted against a purple-blue winter sky.

A quiet, snowy morning.

A snowy winter street scene at dusk with a stone church and parked cars visible through multiple similar views.

A dusk that felt sleepy but hopeful.

Power lines and utility poles silhouetted against a dusky blue sky in a residential neighborhood.

Light soft and

wrapped in blue.

A panoramic view of a strip mall with power lines overhead against a dusky sky.

I stepped outside my front door

A panoramic view of utility poles and power lines silhouetted against a purple and blue sunset sky.

and captured this stillness.

A snowy residential street at dusk with utility poles and power lines silhouetted against a purple-blue winter sky.

Snow covered residential street at dusk with power lines silhouetted against a purple and blue winter sky.

I finally have something that lets what’s in my brain exist in the real world.

Thank you so much for reading,

it means the world to me.

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Meet Margaret

Meet Margaret