Darkness is filling in all around us, but it hasn’t contaminated our spirits. Not yet at least. I can still feel the heat and salt on my skin. I put together this collection so I can refer to it in February and March when my resolve begins to weaken. When it begins to feel like […]
Yoon Byun took this photo of me as I got ready to leave for Adrienne and Brandon’s wedding on September 21, 2008. That year was my first full wedding season. Over 300 couples have passed before my lens since my first wedding. I don’t approach documenting these families any differently than I did in 2008. […]
When you buy a house you hope for good neighbors. The problem is there’s no way to assess that before making your 30-year investment. You want them to be friendly but not overbearing. You want them to care about their property but not so much your mediocre yard maintenance sticks out. We ended up hitting […]
Last month Brooke, Ellis and I headed up to the Mount Washington Resort for my mother’s 70th birthday. My sister’s family loves the spot so we went to bask in the family-centered activities that make four grandchildren feel they are in the most amazing place on earth. This in turn makes their grandparents feel the same way. […]
Brett and I became friends when we both started out as staff photographers 13 years ago. We only worked together for about a year, but I’ve considered him one of my best friends since. When he started dating Sommer I was happy for Brett but a little worried about Sommer. After all, I had lived […]
Ben took this photo of me four weeks after a lapse in surfing protocol (always cover your head) left me with a concussion. We had just ordered surf helmets, and I needed a break from concentrating. Previous to my own, I thought a concussion meant a headache and avoiding NFL linebackers for a few weeks. Twenty-four hours […]
We were lucky to make it out to the Pacific Northwest again this year to spend time with our west coast family. Orcas Island will never get old.
It’s time for another seasonal blog post of Ellis pictures! Although these seem to stretch over the past 6 months somehow. Not quite sure how that happened. But here’s some moments ranging from the end of last summer to a recent trip to see Brooke’s dad and step-mom in Florida. Thank you for indulging me!
I started surfing just over three years ago. Since then almost everything takes a back seat to bumps in the surf forecast. I would say my wife and son are more important than my new surfing interest, but Brooke sometimes looks unconvinced when I try to stress this. My friend, and chief enabler, Ben, is the […]
Travis died in June. My brother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer in April, and things moved impossibly fast. His last days were so purposeful, and we mourned his immediate absence, but the idea that he was gone felt so abstract. We planned an east coast memorial, and everyone gathered and shared stories. We planned a west coast memorial, […]
