‘Whimsical Magazine, Tales Of Portraits... Whimsical Magazine is a new independent fortnightly publication aiming to highlight and sublimize portrait photography in all its forms, envisioned as a work of art. Additionally to awesome and unique editorial or commercial portraits, every issue will consist of interviews and articles spotlighting talents, from every part of the world, who will inspire every photography and image enthusiast and stimulate you to excel in your art, in order to make you live your passion more completely. Passion, creativity and emotion are our 3 watchwords. The Washington based family portrait photographer Dana Chrysler has always loved keeping family memories through photography. Indeed, the stairwell walls and every other space she can find, are lined with family photos and tributes to her beloved pets : ‘they’re the “jewelry» of my home.’ She’s inspired by nature, Rembrandt, and romantic and classical poetry and particularly love emotional and imaginative art, the capacity for wonder, the freshness and innocence of childhood, and the beauty of womanhood and families : ‘I guess you could call me a sentimentalist. And I’ve been lucky enough to have been mentored by some of the top photographers in the world, and have won awards that I am very proud of.’ But it wasn’t until she was first diagnosed with cancer that the importance of legacy hit her. What was she going to leave behind ? She remembers thinking during her first chemo session : ‘God, I’ll go through this because I want to see my daughter graduate high school. I want to see her get married. I want to know my grandchildren.’ Thankfully, she came through treatment. And within four short years, her daughter met and married the love of her life and has since had three beautiful daughters (who are now her muses) : ‘I’ve since decided that I no longer wanted to live life as if it was a dress rehearsal.’ «You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It won’t happen automatically. You will have to rise up and say, ‘I don’t care how hard this is, I don’t care how disappointed I am, I’m not going to let this get the best of me. I’m moving on with my life. Joel Osteen, American author Have a good read! Best regards, Sonia’