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Spring recently arrived in upstate New York. And I always look forward to the new growth of spring. But here in this region of New York one never knows what the weather may bring. The date on the calendar is almost irrelevant.

Photographing wildlife is one of the most amazing experiences I have had as a photographer. Have I ever photographed a Lion? No. Have I ever photographed a wolf? Not in the wild. Have I ever photographed a grizzly bear? No. You may be asking yourself, how amazing of an experience can photographing wildlife be if I haven’t photographed any of these oft depicted big game animals? Photographing local wildlife is amazing, because… Read More

The best way to practice photography regularly is to use what you have available. So in that vein, I am going to write a series of blog posts about how I do that. First and foremost in photography you obviously need a camera. Any camera. Any camera at all. You can create beautiful images with any camera. This is especially true in an age when the majority of photographed are viewed on… Read More

I love a good adventure. And adventure can mean so many different things. Usually for me an adventure means getting outdoors in some way. A friend and I were planning to go for a nice long hike. Hopefully hitting some new to us trails. But, things didn’t go as expected. The morning of our planned adventure it was a snow storm. We couldn’t really find the trail parking spot indicated on the… Read More

A big part of life is about who you meet along the way. There are a lot of things I would never have done if I did not meet the right people at the right time in my life. Being an introvert it sounds strange to my own ear to say that a big part of life is those you meet along the way. But it is not about the quantity of… Read More

I always enjoy getting out in nature. It is even better when I am accompanied by friends. I recently was able to get out into nature for a hike with a friend. Our conversation meandered all over the place and covered a great many topics. Believe it or not Running almost didn’t come up. But, it did come up. I know you are surprised right. I talked about running. Shocking news. But,… Read More

How do you approach your craft? You might read that sentence and think that this doesn’t apply to me. But just give me a second to elaborate. When I say Craft, I do not necessarily mean art or the act of creating something specifically. Craft can include art and creation, but it doesn’t necessarily have to. When I think about Craft, I think about anything that you do with intention. An act… Read More

In life we all have things we are good at. We have things we love. And we also have things we share with others. Sometimes these different aspects of our lives overlap. We share our love of Star Wars with our friends that also love Star Wars. It is fun to talk about and it brings us joy. And seriously who doesn’t love Star Wars. We also pursue different activities and become… Read More

If you are a runner and you live someplace where the winter gets cold Winter can be the bane of your running existence. Runners love running. But many runners hate the cold. How can we keep fueling our love of running when we often don’t want to even step out the door? One simple answer is take the winter off from running. Focus your winters on fitness goals that don’t require you… Read More

Over the next several posts here I want to talk a little about how I became involved in photography. I’ll talk a little about what first got me into photography. Then I will share about the journey I took to get from my first memories of photography through where I am presently. My discussion will take the form of a few different tracts. I’ll talk about my personal experiences. What interactions in… Read More