An Introduction
The part where I explain this...
Do people even still blog anymore? I guess I'll find out.
Hello there. Thank you for showing up here and being curious enough to find this post.
Photography has been an interest of mine from the time I was a sullen teenager and discovered an old Canon FT-b while sneaking through my mom’s closet. Not long after I found myself in a high school photography class, peering over a print bathing in developer. Like many people, the moment that white emulsion slid into the tray and an image came to life from nothingness, I was hooked. It felt like magic.
It would be many more years before I would finally allow myself to consider photography a viable career. Instead I bounced around doing things that felt safer, even if they brought me little joy.
Fast forward to now. Over the last 15 years I have photographed weddings, built a small real estate media business with my partner, and done some portrait and branding work. Once photography became a way to pay the bills, the type of work that originally drew me to the medium went out the window. That led to some serious burnout, where I didn’t want to think about or consume photography, much less take photos in my down time.
Thankfully that fog slowly lifted. I am remembering what drew me to photography and making an effort to go out there and take images for me. And while I hope that can lead to some more formal and collaborative projects more in line with my passions one day, for now I'm just enjoying making photos for me.
My plan for this blog is to share the images that don’t fit anywhere else. To try out experimental work, test out funky old cameras, shoot with weird lenses, and document my photo walks. The one thing I have kind of faulted myself for many years is that I don’t have a style. Everyone always tells you a style is important. But for someone like me, who probably would have an adhd diagnosis if I had the executive dysfunction to follow through with making an appointment, it feels impossible. I have too many interests.
So this is the place I will share those things that don’t neatly fit into a box.
This will also be a digital commonplace book of sorts - a place where I can talk about work that inspires me, share some of my favorite photographers, and talk process at times. If that sounds like something that appeals to you, I hope you’ll stick around!
