A friend invited me to a guided bird photography walk. I didn't have the right lens, I said yes anyway. Best decision of the weekend

Nostalgia found me on a trolley in Door County. What it had to say surprised me.

A girls weekend in Door County taught me more than I expected. About friendship, about presence, and about being okay with not having all the answers.

On self doubt and finding your way back to yourself.

"So what do you do?" I never quite know how to answer that. The short version is I work in IT. The long version involves two businesses, sixteen countries, email campaigns, food photography, project management, equipment deployments, and a lot of context switching before my second cup of coffee. Most people don't need the long version. But I've been thinking about it more lately. A few months ago I had one of those weeks where both worlds collided at full speed. On one side,

There is something about photographing your best friends that just hits different. No awkward silences. No stiff smiles. No one asking "what do I do with my hands?" Well, maybe a little of that, but it's easier to laugh it off when you've known each other for years. Last November I took Giuli and Robert out to Aldo Leopold Park in Monona for a portrait session and the conditions were just right. Snow on the ground, soft winter light, and two people who are genuinely in love a

Why I decided to start a blog and why now...