I’ve spoken a lot over the years about how photography has opened up my world.  About the people that I’ve met…the places I’ve been able to go…the experiences I’ve had.  Photography has broadened my horizons in a way that I never could have imagined possible…through the mere act of meeting new people and having a […]

A couple I met in Portland a couple of years ago once showed me a picture that they had taken on the day that they had declared bankruptcy.  They lost nearly every thing they had that morning and with tired eyes behind over sized sunglasses, they stood outside the courthouse and captured that moment.  It […]

It was sometime between eight and ninth grade and I had a spent that summer at camp.  Every year, at the end of our session, we would have a big party.  A dance out in the fields to celebrate our final weekend with our friends.  During this particular summer, there was a boy named Alex […]

About four years ago, I was driving to my office downtown on a day almost exactly like today.  I was five months pregnant with Hudson and had recently made the decision to take a four year leave of absence so that I could stay home with him.  As I waited in traffic to make my […]

There is something immensely bittersweet about the last days of summer… On one hand, I just love Autumn.  And by love, I mean…I would marry Autumn…and send it tiny little love notes every single day.  I love it that much.  I just adore the entire season and all that comes with it.  After what always […]

Ask for forgiveness…not for permission. It was the summer that I turned twenty-one when I learned that little tidbit of wisdom!  I was working out West that year, on an extraordinary marketing campaign.  Our job – without going into too much detail – was to make things happen.  Our job was to embrace every opportunity […]