“In this world, there are things you can only do alone, and things you can only do with somebody else. It’s important to combine the two in just the right amount.” — Haruki Murakami There is a time in every serious photographer’s life when all of your friends and family…

These are difficult days to be an American, personally, it feels even more discombobulating watching the unending stream of injustice from my new home abroad. A country committed to optimism is once again being confronted with its past, which it refuses or is unable to reconcile. For a new generation…

“A thing that you will see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people” — Annie Leibovitz “I’m a natural light photographer, and I don’t really like to take portraits or shoot people…” is what I told myself when I first started…

I believe cities have souls and you tend to know pretty quickly if you vibe with a city or not. Then there are some cities where you just feel at home and it speaks to the best parts of your soul and brings you a little extra peace. It’s no…

While reflecting on 2018, I came back to a few key turning points as I launched my second career as a photographer at age 40, which by all measures is a crazy idea. I regularly doubt my sanity, and the jury is still out if I can actually make this…

While working on projects, stories sometimes develop in my head, I get inspired by the model or the assignment or whatever hits me at the time. In this dramatic portrait workshop, the model Mahir, inspired this portrait series for me. He had a very powerful presences and with a flick…

As some of you know, I recently completed a couple of workshops this summer / fall to help me meet other photographers and work on my craft. I think getting out of your head and challenging yourself are critical to photographic improvement. Not just scrolling for inspiration on Instagram, but…

As some of you know, I recently completed a couple of workshops this summer / fall to help me meet other photographers and work on my craft. I think getting out of your own head and challenging yourself are critical to photographic improvement. Not just scrolling for inspiration on Instagram…

While working on projects, stories sometimes develop in my head, I get inspired by the model or the assignment or whatever hits me at the time. In this dramatic portrait workshop, the model Anja, inspired this portrait series for me. It started in the studio, but came more alive during editing. Working with a cinematic theme, I followed Anja from behind the camera through her journey as a young starlet. Watching her resentment unfold as she tires of the tumultuous and languid procession of being constantly watched and photographed as an object and her final escape looking for a connection.