Everyday Beautiful

70. The world spins. I sit at my computer and contemplate my life. My one, beautiful life, as Mary Oliver said. I feel the sun, so fleetingly appearing, warm my face. And I write. Drivel and meaningful phrases. Like my life, sometimes in the rhythm. Sometimes the days...
You’re Welcome

You’re Welcome

68. I worked with my most colorful clients yesterday. It was a perfect fall day, the light was glorious, and the family looked awesome. In preparation for the shoot, this little one picked out her (and ahem, EVERYONE’s) favorite unicorn dress days before. Just...
Marination

Marination

62. As a working, commercial creative, I am called upon to create every day. Whether it’s 7am or 10pm, I’ve been working for 10 hours or have not shot for 10 days, I sign up to create in the moment. When I look at it I have to laugh, in that it feels like...
Buenos Dias

Buenos Dias

66. About a year and some months into my Peace Corps service, my good friend Maria, a neighbor, a part of our women’s group, and a participant in our greenhouse project, taught me a whole lot one day. I was walking down the dusty road, my body doing the work of...
On the Beach with the Stars

On the Beach with the Stars

65. I don’t often bring my camera around when I’m with friends. When shooting, my brain moves and shifts, focused on the images to be created, as opposed to interacting with those around me in a wholehearted way. But when camping along the beach,...