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Life: Unscripted

September 14, 2013 | No comments yet

I am having one of those moments where I want to write a blog about everything and nothing, pulled this way and that by the various points I want to make. So. I’ll just say this: I think probably my calling is as a documentary photographer after one fashion or another, and I find the […]

Coquina Rocks – Fort Fisher, North Carolina

September 13, 2013 | One comment

A couple of weeks ago, my son and I scooted out to the North Carolina coast for a quick overnight adventure. I do these things as time allows, constantly itching to see and experience new things as I am. Isaac, also, is almost always up for adventure, and loves the beach. We were headed towards […]

Jim + Krista – Raleigh Engagement Photographer

September 10, 2013 | No comments yet

Early this summer I had the pleasure of photographing Jim, Krista, and Bailey at the North Carolina Museum of Art and the Raleigh Rose Garden for some engagement and Save the Date photos for their wedding in the fall of 2014. A beautiful sunny day, we all enjoyed the weather, and got some fun shots […]

Playing to Our Strengths

September 8, 2013 | No comments yet

I have posted some of my wife Hanna’s handiwork in the past, but many times, we forget to take photos of the packaging she makes before we send photos off to their final destinations. Such was the case again this time, but fortunately Samantha, the featured bride, took some photos of the packaging for us […]

Gear Review: Domke F-2 Camera Bag

August 14, 2013 | 2 comments

I’m not sure if this is going to be a good bag review or not… it’s not really something I’ve felt compelled to do before, but something about the Domke F-2 is different. Maybe it’s because I’ve finally found a bag that does so many things so right. Maybe it’s just because it’s black with […]

The Things That Are Deeper Than Photos

August 10, 2013 | One comment

There is this rule, in internet blogosphere land, that you are not supposed to post blogs at 12:30 am. Something about how most people are sleeping and not surfing the internet, devouring your precious content. That rule probably also suggests that you shouldn’t be doing it on a worknight, and maybe shouldn’t be writing it […]

New Perspectives, Familiar Places

August 8, 2013 | No comments yet

It’s super easy to get jaded in your hometown, to feel like you’ve shot the same things from the same angles in the same ways a million times over. When I return home from a trip, I always try to approach the familiar with those fresh eyes I had when seeing new things wherever I […]

Context and Scale

August 6, 2013 | No comments yet

I just got back from shooting a wedding in California, and had some time afterwards to drive up the coast and see some of the sights around San Francisco. Over the years and my visits to the west coast, I have often struggled with the scale of the place–I have lived my whole life in […]

Photographers Photographing Photographers

July 25, 2013 | 2 comments

I just flew across the country again, so forgive me if this blog isn’t 100% coherent. It’s been a long day, and it’s 3am east coast time. I’m here to photograph a wedding of a friend and photographer this weekend, and had some time to reflect on the flights over, without the usual distractions of […]

Monsoon Summer

July 9, 2013 | No comments yet

It’s a wonder we haven’t floated away yet, rainy as it’s been in North Carolina this summer. I mean, we are used to rain, but not like this kind of rain–this heavy, persistent, record-breaking rain that is flooding things like I’ve never seen before. Between the rainstorms and the firestorms brewing in the NC Legislature, […]