Christmas 2018 Recap

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Christmas is officially a wrap for 2018.  This was my first year having my camera during Christmas, so I thought …
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Brooke is a leader at a Fortune 100 company by day and an author, blogger, and talker by night. She has a love for writing, a habit for gabbing, and is currently celebrating the completion of her first book.

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  • I shared a blog post this week with some of my favorite things from our trip to Europe last month . . . but I feel like it's worth sharing some additional photos of Harper and Ben. #travel #cambridgeengland #cambridge #bestfriendsforever #canonrebelt6i #canonphotography @ms142500 @jsstull3
  • New blog post up on brookeignethocker.com about our recent trip to England and France. #cambridge #cambridgeengland #london #londonengland #paris #parisfrance #travel #blogger #photography #canonrebelt6i
  • Celebrating with a “Birthday Extravaganza Jubilee” for my Grandma (1 day early). Lunch and chocolate cake and shopping. 💜 #grandma #happybirthday #extravaganzajubilee
  • Emotional morning watching Coby get baptized. He’s a special kid! #onechurch #onechurchgahanna #baptism #canonrebelt6i #mycanonstory #photography
  • Happy 9th birthday to a special little girl! If I had a daughter of my own, I’d want her to be just like Harper. So silly and talkative and mature and smart! And since she belongs to my best friend, I get to pretend like she’s partially mine 😉. My only regret of our England trip was that we had to leave a week before Harper’s birthday party at a chocolate factory. Eat a piece of chocolate for me, Harp! 💜 #happybirthday #chocolate #nineyearsold @ms142500 @jsstull3
  • I have so many photos from Europe, I almost don't know where to start. So, I'll just leave this one here for now. Blog post coming soon . . . #canonrebelt6i #canonrebel #mycanonstory #coffee #cambridge #cambridgeengland #europe
  • Behind the scenes of posting 30 portraits in 30 days, Chris and I spent 10 days trekking around Europe. All was right in the world . . . Molly and I got to reunite in her new home in England and I got to eat my weight in pastries in Paris. Photo credit: a very tiny and my very favorite almost-nine-year-old, Harper Elizabeth, working her photography skills. #photography #canonrebelt6i #canonrebel #mycanonstory #bestfriendsforever #europe #cambridgeengland #england #travel #cambridge #paris #france
  • Instead of resolutions or specific goals this year, I decided to be one of those people that picked a word of the year and let that influence what I’d do with opportunities or creative ideas that came to mind. I picked the word “audacious.” It means “to show a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.” I didn’t really know how that would present itself, and still don’t know for the second half of the year — but I decided that when I had a dream or idea for something that would normally end in thoughts like “I’m not qualified to do that” or “who do I think I am trying to do that?” or “people might think I’m dumb if I share this idea” then I would just simply have the audacity to do it instead. So, I asked 30 people if I could take their photos. I asked people I didn’t know that well to drive over to my house. I asked them to feel super uncomfortable and look directly into my camera lens. And then I asked them about their lives while I took notes or audio recorded them. And when conversation felt emotionally uncomfortable, I stayed in it and asked follow up questions. Sometimes I’d cry a little after they left. I used the mantra of “audacious” to push me to share a story every day even when in the background it made me feel uncomfortable, or I saw areas in my photography that could improve, or I thought a story may polarize people’s opinions. Stories of addiction, marriage, chronic illness, bravery, adoption, motherhood, coming out, lost dreams, God, organ transplants, travel, etc. And it was all worth it. Sincere thanks to the 30 people who let me share a piece of your story with the Internet. It fulfills me and gives me a sense of purpose far greater than I can communicate. -Brooke Nichole Ignet Hocker, 37 . . . . . #30portraitsin30days #canonrebelt6i #canonrebel #mycanonstory #photography #storytelling #storytellingphotography #writer
  • 30 PORTRAITS IN 30 DAYS: Day 30 — “Always outwork everyone. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. My daughter saved the best for last.” -Douglas Hoke Ignet, 56 . . . . . . . #30portraitsin30days #photography #storytelling #canonrebelt6i #portraitphotography #writer #canonphotography #mycanonstory #canonrebel #family #dad #father @the_golf_studio
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