“She Just Took Three Steps”
Our daughter took her first steps with the babysitter. And I’m less disappointed than you might thing. Here’s why.
Journal Entry From the Camp Chair
“For me this is a happy place, yet I’m not quite present in the way I would like to be. As life has become more complicated, in the mostly good ways it does with age and family, the tradeoffs have become more stark.” This one is based on the notes in my journal written from…
Take Me Camping
Notes from my first camping trip with our daughter.
In Bloom: Connecting with Place and Season
You won’t find me seeking out fields of flowers for posed photos like you see on Instagram, but you will always see within my photos a connection between place and people. Something I want more of in my life is connection to my environment. You can see that in my photography – we tend to…
Why I Write Newsletters
“A documentary photograph is not a factual photograph per se. [It] carries with it another thing, a quality that the artist responds to…. “The documentary photographer is trying to speak to you in terms of everyone’s experience.” – Dorothea Lange Sometime I question my email newsletter. I know that I love the process of reflection…
Will They Even Remember?
Thoughts on doing hard things together as a family. Even if your kids are little and they won’t remember. It is never easy to get to the Caribbean from San Francisco. But my wife and I grew up in the Virgin Islands and we insist on returning at least two or three times a year….
Is Materialism the Antidote to Consumerism?
If you have been here any time at all, you know that I believe in the importance of the printed photograph. I care so much about it that I began building my own picture frames by hand. They are a big part of what I offer. But I also grapple constantly with the impact these…
Film Photos Feel Like Live Music
We love live music because it is full of soul. We are seeking a shared experience, and those imperfections make us feel like we were there, in the room with the musicians. It took me a long time to understand my dad’s love of recorded live music. I remember weekend mornings in our living room…
The Glass Photo Box – A Perfect Gift
A deeply meaningful gift, these aesthetic glass displays grow with time. Simply add prints as you add memories.
I Take Pictures of People at Peace
“…no single emotion describes my work. In fact I hope to honor the reality that leaning into all of the emotions – joy, wonder, love, awe, even sadness – is what eventually brings us peace.” One thing that business educators always agree on is the “one-liner.” A single sentence that at once answers two basic…