Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 8:03pm
I apologize for being a bad blogger, I have been busy and blogging is always the last think on the list to do. My family and I took some long needed R&R and went to Sun Valley, ID. If you haven’t been there you should plan a trip and go. We go regularly I recommend visiting in the winter if you like to ski or snowboard and the Summer if you like to mountain bike, fly fish, etc…
Anyway, here are some shots from our travels. To all of my clients who are waiting on their images, I am almost caught up so you should be getting a call very soon! Thanks for your patience.
Here’s Bentley jumping on the bed our first night there.
Ayden clowning around in the pool.
Some images of the beautiful new church in Ketchum… I’d love to shoot a wedding at this church!
Saturday, August 2, 2008 at 8:11pm
The first time I met Kieran’s parents was before he was born. They called me and wanted to schedule a maternity session. I knew from the moment I met them that they were going to make AWESOME parents! Their enthusiasm boiled over as we spoke about the little one in the oven. I have to say… I was impressed with Dustin, most guys don’t want anything to do with getting their portraits taken… Dustin was rockin it… they had so much fun together!
Now fast forward a couple of months and meet my new buddy Kieran. This little guy has so much love surrounding him. It’s such a pleasure to be invited into peoples lives to share their most special moments! I am so blessed to do what I love! Thank you Dustin and Sarah for sharing your AWESOMENESS with me!
If you want to see more of Kieran, check out his cool blog!
Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 8:49pm
Friday, June 27, 2008 at 3:30pm
It was 1:30 AM on the corner of 45th and Madison in midtown Manhattan as we strolled hand in hand talking about our day. Becca and I were heading back to the hotel after a long night of sight seeing when we heard a soft voice speak to us. We looked up to find an middle aged man with gray beard toting a ragged old rolling suitcase with 6 balloons – 3 red and 3 white – wrapped around the extendable handle. His small wooden cane held his fragile hunched body as he asked us if we could spare some change. As I reached into my pockets to retrieve my one dollar coins that we were handed by the cashier at the Empire State Building just hours before I asked him for his name to which he replied Jay. I then asked Jay how long he has lived in NY and he told us that he has lived here for 32 years. We proceeded to get to know Jay as I dug through my pockets, I knew I had some money in there somewhere. I finally found what I was looking for and handed him a couple of dollars. I asked Jay if I could make is photograph and he kindly obliged. In our short 5 minute conversation with Jay we learned so much from him about his family, how he became homeless and that sleeping in the shelters is more risky than sleeping on the streets. As he walked away, I snapped one last image of him. I asked him to meet us in the same place the next night and we would bring him some more money. Although he didn’t show up and more than likely we will never see Jay again the impact of that conversation will stay with me forever.
I challenge each of you to take a minute and have a conversation with a complete stranger… they don’t have to be homeless just take some time out of your busy life and have a sincere conversation with someone that you normally wouldn’t have spoken with. You never know… you might enjoy it.
These images were taken at 1:30 AM on the mostly empty streets of NY.
Monday, June 23, 2008 at 3:33am
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