On The Cover

Our cover this month was inspired in part by the interview we did with one of own photographers, Meagan Gumpert, whose story of committing to healthier habits you can read on page 85, and her prowess at yoga, as well as a Vogue cover featuring Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o doing stand-up paddleboard yoga in some serious couture get-up.

A quick conversation between our publisher, Jennifer Murty, and editor Nick Steele, went something like this, “Can we do something like this? Meagan could do it,” Murty offered. “Sure, we can,” Steele replied, without fully considering the mechanics involved or that he would soon be stitching a custom skirt on Gumpert on a Lake Weir beach. 

On one of the last perfect weather days before “social distancing” became a thing, a small group, including photographer Dave Miller, graphic designer Brooke Pace, and our client services guru Brittany Duval, joined Gumpert and Steele for several adventurous hours that included three paddleboards in constant motion, several wardrobe changes and two dunks in the water for our intrepid model. 

Miller and Gumpert did indeed manage to recreate that stylish Vogue shot, but, for this cover, we decided in favor of an unguarded shot caught between yoga poses. The reflective moment felt like a peaceful antidote to the stress and confinement that currently plague us. We hope it soothes you and reminds you of more picture-perfect days to come.

Posted in InsiderTagged

Share this post

[fbcomments]

What's New at Ocala Style

The Wonder(s) of Technology

Alexa loves ‘80s Stevie Wonder, especially the happy-bouncy I Just...

The Last of His Generation: Capt. Oscar Collins...

Silver Springs boat captains past and present The natural wonders...

The Near Death of Miss Lillian

Even experienced and trained garden folks make mistakes. It was...

Ocala Cooks | Victoria Billig

Victoria Billig is the assistant director of the Appleton Museum...

Ocala Cooks | Dave Miller

Dave Miller is a professional photographer/videographer and co-owner of MAVEN...

A day right out of kiddie lit, except worse

The following text is real: Me: Hello. Are the parking...