People typically hire photographers when something new has happened — a new baby, a new marriage, a new school, a new degree. We love celebrating the new, and there isn’t anything inherently wrong with that. But I do think we like to forget about the old. In some respects, there are some things best left […]
One of the hardest parts about picking a major in college was deciding ONE thing I wanted to do. I had my hand going in a lot of interest: photography, creative writing, painting, drawing, baking, science. In the end I settled on journalism for the ability to keep many of those hobbies of mine alive. […]
I recently returned from a family trip to Minnesota to celebrate my dad turning 60 years old. In a house of 18 people, we came fully prepared to pick up some sort of bug or sickness along the way. Sure enough, my oldest went down for the count the second day we were there. Cough. […]
Every year, my oldest brother and I engage in a family-friendly photo contest. He lives hundreds of miles away in a different country — the incredibly foreign land of Canada. (Seriously, it’s shocking how different Canadians are to Americans.) Our little annual photo contest keeps us connected in a really fun way. Last year our […]
In a world where people’s identity is often defined by their careers, to be suddenly told, what you do isn’t essential can be demoralizing. But does God see you as essential? In the wake and in the midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic, humanity has been put on a ledge of unanswered questions – about the […]
Sometimes the first thing you do is make a list. I’m a list maker by nature. My college roommate kind of got me hooked on it. Having a visual of what needed to be done and the utter satisfaction that ensued when your pen hatched a line through the task once complete — that’s a […]