Images Point You in the Direction of Your Dreams (D298)

Dreams do come true, right? So it is possible to see what I dream become reality. However, when it comes to the scale, I’m not holding my breath to reach this number… it’s a dream number that I haven’t reached since college and before my first child. I’m not even sure it’s possible for me to get there ever again, so I’m setting my sights a little higher… not much, but a little more realistic. My goal... [Read More...]

Images Inspired by Jerry Ghionis and Jeremy Cowart on Escalate Live (D260)

Photography is more than your camera, it’s a tool, not unlike a paintbrush or instrument, that has the power to evoke emotion, transform a life, and leave an indelible mark on our souls. Listening to the teaching of master photographers like Jerry Ghionis and Jeremy Cowart, each different and yet similar, I was reminded that returning to who we are at the very essence will inform, improve, and shape our images more than any photography class... [Read More...]

D80: What Direction Are You Going?

Do you see what I saw in these shoes? I know they’re the same ones I photographed yesterday but when I stumbled across them in the middle of the floor, I stopped. Then I noticed something. Do you see it? The title may have given it away, but they are headed in opposite directions. In fact, I found them lying on the floor just as they are photographed here. I thought it was an apt representation of how I’ve been feeling, a sense of being... [Read More...]

How To Break Down Limits and Move Forward

“On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit, and you think, ‘Okay, this is the limit’. And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high.” –Ayrton Senna, Brazilian driver Too often, our lives... [Read More...]