Let’s get one thing straight: Teachers are the best. In the back-asswards Hierarchy of the Underappreciated, they’re perched on a mountaintop of nurses and EMTs, janitors and sanitation workers, freelance writers, line cooks, and UN interpreters. So when Smart Start preschool hired me for staff photography, I jumped at the opportunity and threw myself into theContinue reading “Smart Start”
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Mountain Living
Last fall, I ran family photography mini sessions in the woods above the valley. What joy! What fun! Amazing, really. Family #1 I admire a man who carries his son like a sack of flour. That, and dresses in pajamas to please his wife who has a vision, come what come may… …and makes googlyContinue reading “Mountain Living”
Urban Chic
When I capture a candid expression like this… ….and a heartfelt laugh like this… …and a bookishly hip shot like this…. …all in the space of 23 minutes, well, I’m ridiculously happy as a result. “There’s one thing a photograph must contain,” says Robert Frank. “The humanity of the moment.” For what it’s worth, IContinue reading “Urban Chic”
Yes, She Said
Fellas are curious by nature. Ray asked a question. Ashley said yes. Now a new phase of their journey begins. I helped Ashley and Ray commemorate the moment at Santa Clara University. Here are my top five favorite photos from their engagement session. Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed. Contact me for kids, teens, family,Continue reading “Yes, She Said”
The Old Ways
For the avid reader in search of a great book, I highly recommend The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane. The Old Ways explores the role of walking—or wayfaring—in seeing the world aright. That is, in realizing a straight path is never only linear. But before you can earn such insight, you’ve gotContinue reading “The Old Ways”