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TGIF – August 14 – Sunsets Tamarindo Costa Rica
Tamarindo, Costa Rica - I never realized how much I really enjoy rain until I moved to Costa Rica. By the end of almost six months of no rain and intense heat here in Northwest Costa Rica during the "Summer", I am fried. When the rains...
TGIF – Sunsets in Tamarindo – August 7
Tamarindo, Costa Rica - Four words: Thank Goodness It's Friday. Enjoy the sunsets from the past week here in Tamarindo, Costa Rica TGIF
Two Palms Art Bazaar x Samba to the Sea
Tamarindo, Costa Rica - Drum roll….now you can have a little piece of Costa Rican sunset magic too! I am stoked to be working with Two Palms Art Bazaar; Samba to the Sea prints are now available on plexiglass, wood, aluminum, wood, and...
TGIF – Sunsets in Tamarindo – July 31
Tamarindo, Costa Rica - Yesterday afternoon I was exhausted from being in a car all day - without functioning air conditioning. Yes, no AC in H-O-T Costa Rica. So when sunset time came, I almost decided to stay planted on my cold, tile...
TGIF – Tamarindo Sunsets – July 24th
Tamarindo, Costa Rica - Her heart was made of liquid sunsets - Virgina Wolfe XOXO - sunsets in Tamarindo from the past week - they were that good! TGIF
TGIF – July 17th – Tamarindo Sunsets
Tamarindo, Costa Rica - “She loved the sea. She liked the sharp salty smell of the air and the vastness of horizons bound only by a vault of azure sky above. It made her feel small, but free as well.” I have an addiction, and you probably...
TGIF – Tamarindo Sunsets Week of July 10th
Tamarindo, Costa Rica - When life gives you waves, you go surf. Add in work and several photo shoots, and you get my recent poor blog post habits. I promise I have some good posts lined up, I just have to type them up! In the meantime, rainy...
TGIF: Sunsets from Paradise
Tamarindo, Costa Rica- Ugh oh. One month and only two blog posts. I have been so busy photographing that June came and went in a blink of an eye. (If you would like to check out some of what I have been up to, click here to wander over to Samba to the Sea...
TGIF: Tamarindo Costa Rica Sunset Roundup
Tamarindo, Costa Rica- Sometimes I express myself better through my photographs. And other times I love to write. The former has been the case the past two weeks since returning back to Costa Rica. Two weeks later and I finally am starting to catch up on work and...
Surf in Tamarindo 101
Imagine that twenty years ago Tamarindo, Costa Rica was still a tiny fishing village. No tourist chotsky shops, no international restaurants, dirt roads (well, there still are dirt roads..), and uncrowded surf. Since the release of the surf film “The Endless Summer...
TGIF: May 29 Summer Bonfire
TGIF Endless Summer Bonfire Tamarindo Costa Rica Pss Pss: Like this photo? Feel free to click on the image for full size, then save on your mobile device to use as your photo background.
Tamarindo Tuesday: Estuary Tour
What to do, what to do in Tamarindo? Tamarindo attracts all types of tourists, especially surfers from all around the world. BUT, before I divulge the local tips on surfing in Tamarindo, let's talk about Mother Nature. One of the best ways to see Costa Rican wildlife...
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Kristen M. Brown is an internationally published lifestyle photographer and the photographer behind Samba to the Sea™.
Based in Tamarindo, Costa Rica & Savannah, GA. All images © 2025. All Rights Reserved.