For 30 years my family and two others have visited Emerald Isle, NC for a week in the summer. That means I was two when the tradition started. Having moved to different states four times before I graduated high school (and three since), Emerlad Isle might be the piece of earth I associate most with […]
We’re lucky enough to live a long walk or short car ride from the Orange Line. Brooke can take a quick bus ride to the train for her relatively comfortable commute. Although more often than not her husband drives her to Oak Grove. Negotiations usually start shortly after the morning alarm and often tip in […]
One of my favorite things to do that I never think to do is go camping. Luckily our friends Jo and Dave invited us to join them for a night on Tully Lake. As my eyes alternately got lost in the campfire and in the stars, I couldn’t believe Brooke and I didn’t get away […]
People often ask me if Brooke comes to weddings with me. There was that one time early on I thought I might need more help with wrangling family members for portraits, so I had her show up just for that part of the day. But nobody knew her, and she didn’t know anyone else, and […]
Instead of coming home after my Cooking Matters shoot in Arkansas, I went straight to Colorado where my next shoots would be a few days later. Brooke joined me for a weekend in Denver and instantly suspended my home-sickness for a couple of days. Flying straight to Denver also gave me a few consecutive nights […]
I encountered a lot of dogs in windows on my recent travels. Here are some of my favorites.
In the past 18 days I’ve been on 10 flights, photographed in eight towns in two countries and have eaten one pulled-pork sandwich honored by the James Beard Foundation (well, I had two of them). The journey started when I documented Melissa and Donny’s beautiful New Hampshire wedding before traveling to Mexico in between shoots […]
Brooke and I took a trip westward last month. We visited our friends Adam and Melissa in Kansas City. They just bought a house and are expecting a baby. I’ve known Adam since he was a teenager. In fact, we partially regress to that age range when we reunite. But look at him all grown […]
Brooke and I have only lived in Melrose since August, but it seems much longer than that it’s felt like home.
